Broadcasting Act 2009
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Accountability of chief executive to Committee of Public Accounts. |
19.— (1) The chief executive shall, whenever he or she is required to do so by a Committee of Dáil Éireann established under the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann to examine and report to Dáil Éireann on the appropriation accounts and the 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 is required by or under statute to prepare, | ||
(b) the economy and efficiency of the Authority in the use of its resources, | ||
(c) the systems, procedures and practices employed by the Authority for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of its operations, | ||
(d) any matter affecting the Authority 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, and | ||
(e) all matters pertaining to the expenditure by the Authority of monies received under section 34 . | ||
(2) The chief executive, if required under subsection (1) to give evidence, 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. |