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Annual report and accounts.
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26.—(1) Not later than six months after the end of each financial year of the Council, the Council shall present to the Minister a written report of its activities during that year.
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(2) Each report presented under subsection (1) shall include—
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(a) a progress report on the implementation of the strategy statement, and
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(b) information concerning such other matters as the Minister may direct.
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(3) The Council shall keep, in such form as may be approved by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, proper and usual accounts of all moneys received or expended by the Council and, in particular, shall keep such special accounts as the Minister may from time to time direct.
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(4) Not later than six months after the end of the financial year to which the accounts relate, the Council shall submit annually to the Comptroller and Auditor General for audit, accounts kept under this section.
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(5) When audited, a copy of the accounts together with a copy of the related Comptroller and Auditor General's report shall be presented to the Minister.
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(6) As soon as practicable, the Minister shall cause to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas—
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(a) a copy of each report presented under subsection (1), and
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(b) a copy of the accounts presented under subsection (5) and the related report.
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