Ordnance Survey Ireland Act, 2001
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Chief executive officer. |
14.—(1) The Board shall appoint a chief executive officer of OSI subject to the approval of the Minister. | |
(2) The chief executive officer shall be known, and in this Act referred to, as the chief executive officer. | ||
(3) The chief executive officer shall manager and control generally the staff, administration and business of OSI and perform such other functions as may be conferred on him or her by or under this Act or determined by the Board. He or she shall advise the Board in relation to the performance of the functions of OSI and shall make any proper proposals to the Board on any matter relating to the activities of OSI. | ||
(4) The chief executive officer shall be responsible to the Board for the performance of his or her functions and the implementation of the Board's policies. | ||
(5) The chief executive officer shall provide the Board with such information, including financial information, in relation to the performance of his or her functions as the Board may from time to time require. | ||
(6) Such of the functions of the chief executive officer as from time to time may be specified by him or her may, with the consent of the Board, be performed by such member of the staff of OSI as may be authorised by the chief executive officer. | ||
(7) The functions of the chief executive officer may be performed in his or her absence or when the position of chief executive officer is vacant by such member of the staff of OSI as may from time to time be designated for that purpose by the Board. | ||
(8) The chief executive officer shall hold office on and subject to such terms and conditions (including terms and conditions relating to remuneration and superannuation) as may be determined by the Board with the consent of the Minister. The chief executive officer may be removed from his or her position at any time by the Board, with the consent of the Minister. | ||
(9) The person who, immediately before the establishment day, holds the position of Director of the OSI shall, on the establishment day, become the chief executive officer on an interim basis and shall hold such office until such time as the Board appoints a chief executive officer under subsection (1). | ||
(10) The chief executive officer shall not be a member of the Board. However, he or she will have the right to attend meetings of the Board and to address the Board on matters relating to the performance of the functions of OSI. | ||
(11) The chief executive officer shall be paid by OSI, out of moneys at its disposal, such remuneration and such allowances for expenses incurred by him or her in the performance of his or her functions as may be determined by the Minister. | ||
(12) The chief executive officer shall devote the whole of his or her time to his or her duties as chief executive officer and shall not hold any other office or position without the consent of the Board. | ||
(13) The chief executive officer shall, whenever required to do so 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 OSI is required by this Act to prepare, | ||
(b) the economy and efficiency of OSI in the use of its resources, | ||
(c) the systems, procedures and practices employed by OSI for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of its operations, and | ||
(d) any matter affecting OSI 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. | ||
(14) In the performance of his or her duties under subsection (13), the chief executive officer 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. | ||
(15) From time to time, and whenever so requested, the chief executive officer shall account for the performance of OSI's functions to a Committee of one or both Houses of the Oireachtas and shall have regard to any recommendations of such Committee relevant to these functions. |