Child and Family Agency Act 2013
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Power of Minister to give direction to Agency | ||
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47. (1) Notwithstanding sections 41 and 44 and directions issued under those sections, the Minister may give an additional direction in writing to the Agency for any purpose relating to this Act and concerning— | ||
(a) any matter or thing referred to in this Act or any other enactment, and | ||
(b) the implementation of any policy or objective of the Minister or the Government. | ||
(2) The Agency shall comply with a direction given by the Minister under this section. | ||
(3) As soon as practicable after giving a direction to the Agency pursuant to subsection (1), the Minister shall— | ||
(a) cause the direction to be published in Iris Oifigiúil, and | ||
(b) lay a copy of the direction before each House of the Oireachtas. | ||
(4) The chairperson shall, within the time specified by the Minister in the direction, inform the Minister of the measures taken by the Agency to comply with that direction. | ||
(5) A direction given by the Minister under subsection (1) shall not interfere with the exercise of professional judgment in a particular case in the performance by the Agency of its functions. | ||
(6) The Minister shall not give a direction as respects any function of the Agency relating to a decision concerning the making or recovery of a charge for the provision of a service by or on behalf of the Agency to a particular person or concerning the amount of the charge. |