Alan Kelly
Ceist:2092. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of WTE IT security managers employed by the charities regulator in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38484/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraMonday, 11 September 2023
Ceisteanna (2092)
Freagraí scríofa
The Charities Regulatory Authority (the ‘Charities Regulator’) was established in October 2014 pursuant to the Charities Act 2009. The Authority is the State organisation responsible for registering and regulating all of Ireland’s charities, with the mandate to promote good governance practice.
My Department has been assigned responsibility for the Charities Regulator. It is important to note however, that the Regulator is fully independent in the performance of its statutory functions, including the registration of charities.
I can confirm that no WTE IT security managers have been employed by the Charities Regulator in 2022 or 2023.
The Charities Regulator’s ICT infrastructure is provided by the Department of Justice Information Management & Technology (DoJ IM&T) division. It relies on an annual Statement of Assurance, from the Department of Justice Information Management & Technology division, that the controls provide assurance that the infrastructure, applications and networks delivered as part of the service provision are secure, regularly monitored and tested. The Head of Corporate Affairs in the Charities Regulator is responsible for the management of its IT services.
Website security functions are handled by the Cloudflare suite of applications. A third party provider conducts twice yearly penetration tests on the Charities Regulator website.