The agencies under my Department's aegis are Water Safety Ireland (WSI), Pobal, the Western Development Commission (WDC) and the Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA). In addition, an appellate body, the Charity Appeals Tribunal, was provided for in the Charities Act of 2009.
The details of each State board and the details of all the persons who are currently on each board are provided in the table below.
Public Body
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Details of each State board
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Board Members
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Western Development Commission
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The Western Development Commission (WDC) is a statutory body that was established in 1997 to promote social and economic development in the Western Region (the counties of Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Clare).
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Gerry Finn, Chairperson
Henry McGarvey
Mary Corcoran
John Kelleher
Christy Loftus
Mary McKenna
Sandra Divilly
Mary Coyne
Aisling Meehan
Audrey Crummy
Peter Hynes
Edmund Jennings
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Water Safety Ireland
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Water Safety Ireland is the statutory, voluntary body and registered charity established to promote water safety in Ireland.
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Clare McGrath, Chairperson
John Claffey
Paul Devins
Leo Mahon
Simon McGarrigle
Paul Burke
Philip Keleghan
Christine Moloney
Dervla Quinn
Natalie McGuinness
Melanie Cullen
Mary Plunkett
Tom O’Mahony
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Charities Regulator Authority.
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The Charities Regulator was established in 2014 and is an independent authority. It is Ireland's national statutory regulator for charitable organisations.
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Patricia Cronin
Patrick Hopkins, Chairperson
Rosemary Keogh
Tom Costello
Geraldine Smith
Lorraine Lally
Cathy Holahan
Tony Ward
Nicola Keogh
Maire McMahon
Martin Sisk
David Brady
Ercus Stewart
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Charity Appeals Tribunal
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The Charity Appeals Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) is a statutory body established to hear and adjudicate on appeals against certain decisions of the Charities Regulatory Authority (the “Authority”) pursuant to section 45 of the Charities Act, 2009 (the “Act”). 1. Appeals to the Tribunal The Charity Appeals Tribunal Rules (S.I. 209 of 2018) commenced on 4 July 2018.
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Patrick O'Connor (Chairperson)
Bill Holohan
Carol Fawsitt
Karen Horgan
Nuala E. Dockry
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Pobal
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Pobal works on behalf of Government, and in conjunction with communities and local agencies, to support social inclusion and local and community development. Pobal does this by managing funding and providing support for circa 38 programmes in the areas of Social Inclusion and Equality, Inclusive Employment and Enterprise, and Early Learning and Care.
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Rosarii Mannion, Chairperson
Ann Hanley
Ciarán Reid
Donna Creaven
Molly Buckley
Tom Lavin
Catherine Lynch
Patricia Ball O’Keeffe
Fintan Breen
Iseult White
Dr. Breda McTaggart
John Curran
Niall Garvey
Derville Brennan
Sean Sheridan
Pat Bennett
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