Health (Eastern Regional Health Authority) Act, 1999
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Accountability of Regional Chief Executive. |
13.—(1) The Regional Chief Executive shall, whenever required by the Committee of Dáil éireann established under the Standing Orders of Dáil éireann to examine and report to Dáil éireann on the appropriation accounts and reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General, give evidence to that committee on— | |
(a) the regularity and propriety of the transactions recorded or required to be recorded in any book or other record of account subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General which the Authority or the Area Health Boards are required by or under statute to prepare, | ||
(b) the economy and efficiency of the Authority and the Area Health Boards in the use of their resources, | ||
(c) the systems, procedures and practices employed by the Authority and the Area Health Boards for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of their operations, and | ||
(d) any matter affecting the Authority or any Area Health Board referred to in a special report of the Comptroller and Auditor General under section 11 (2) of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993 , or in any other report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (in so far as it relates to a matter specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c)) that is laid before Dáil éireann. | ||
(2) In the performance of his or her duties under this section, the Regional Chief Executive shall not question or express an opinion on the merits of any policy of the Government or a Minister of the Government or on the merits of the objectives of such a policy. |