Research and Innovation Act 2024
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Accountability of Chief Executive Officer to Public Accounts Committee | ||
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30. (1) The Chief Executive Officer shall, whenever required in writing to do so by the Committee of D il ireann established under the Standing Orders of D il ireann to examine and report to D il ireann on the appropriation accounts and reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General, give evidence to that Committee in relation to— | ||
(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 that the Agency is required by this Act to prepare, | ||
(b) the economy and efficiency of the Agency in the use of its resources, | ||
(c) the systems, procedures and practices employed by the Agency for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of its operations, and | ||
(d) any matter affecting the Agency 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 D il ireann. | ||
(2) In the performance of his or her duties under this section, 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. |