377. Deputy Eamonn Maloney asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct the Charities Regulatory Authority to allow voluntary members to opt out of supplying their PPS numbers when updating their charity entry on the register of charities (details supplied). [4766/15]

As part of its work in further developing the public Register of Charities that was published by the Charities Regulatory Authority on 16 October 2014, the Authority is currently inviting registered charities to supply it with additional information, some of which is for inclusion on the public Register of Charities, in accordance with the terms of the 2009 Charities Act.

Certain of the information fields requested are optional, including the PPS numbers of charity trustees. Where PPS numbers are supplied, these will not appear on the public Register of Charities.