Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 June 2022
214. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Social Protection if any State or semi-State bodies that report to her are currently or have been registered as a charity; the reason for the charity status; the person or body that holds primacy for accountability in those instances, whether the Minister or the Charities Regulator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35015/22]
View answerThe bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council and the Social Welfare Tribunal.
The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the national agency responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice and advocacy on social services, and for the provision of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS). The CIB is a registered charity and has received a charitable tax exemption number (CHY) from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
CIB is accountable to the Minister for Social Protection under the Comhairle Act 2000 (as amended) in relation to is statutory duties.
The CIB is also accountable to the Charities Regulator for its compliance as a charity in accordance with the Charities Act 2009.
Neither the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council nor the Social Welfare Tribunal are currently or have ever been registered as a charity.
