Planning and Development Act 2024

Annual report

522. (1) The Governing Board shall, not later than the 30th day of June in each year, prepare a report (in this section referred to as an “annual report”), which shall include—

(a) information on the performance of the Commission’s functions and its principal activities during the preceding year,

(b) the Commission’s main achievements in attaining the objectives and realising the outputs set out in the strategy statement for the time being prepared under section 521 ,

(c) the matters referred to in subsection (5) of section 113 , subsection (9) of section 126 , subsection (8) of section 147 , subsection (8) of section 361 , and subsection (7) of section 419 ,

(d) a statement of the names of the persons (if any) engaged under section 390 during the preceding year, and

(e) such other matters as the Minister may specify to the Governing Board in writing.

(2) The Chief Planning Commissioner shall, for the purpose of the preparation of the annual report and on the request of the Governing Board, provide any information requested by the Governing Board to the Governing Board.

(3) The chief executive officer shall cause a copy of the annual report to be sent to the Minister and the Minister shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, cause a copy to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and shall cause a copy to be sent to the relevant Oireachtas Committee.

(4) The chief executive officer shall, at the request in writing of the relevant Oireachtas Committee, attend before it to account for matters in relation to the annual report.