Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 February 2024
624. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications for charitable status submitted to the Charities Regulator for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6277/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 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.
The Charities Regulator is under the aegis of my department. It is important to note however, that the Regulator is fully independent in the performance of its statutory functions, including the registration of charities.
The table below sets out the number of applications for charitable status submitted to the Charities Regulator for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
|
Year |
Number of applications for charitable status received |
|
2020 |
1,375* (this figure includes 773 applications from schools) |
|
2021 |
610 (this figure includes 461 applications from schools) |
|
2022 |
506 (this figure includes 78 applications from schools) |
|
2023 |
393 (this figure includes 44 applications from schools) |
* The Charities Regulator began to register schools in 2020.
