Radiological Protection Act, 1991

Reports and information to Minister.

17.—(1) As soon as may be after the end of each financial year of the Institute, but not later than 6 months thereafter, the Institute shall make a report to the Minister of its activities during that year and he shall cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.

(2) Each report under subsection (1) of this section shall include information in such form and regarding such matters as the Minister may direct.

(3) Not less than 3 months before the end of each financial year of the Institute, it shall furnish to the Minister a report in writing—

(a) outlining its proposed activities (other than day-to-day activities) in the financial year immediately following,

(b) giving estimates of its expenditure in the last mentioned year in relation to each of those activities, and

(c) giving estimates of its income in the said last mentioned year,

and the Institute shall not carry out any of those activities or incur any such expenditure until the report has been approved of by the Minister.

(4) The Institute shall not during any financial year—

(a) carry on any activity (other than a day-to-day activity) not specified in the report under subsection (3) of this section in relation to that year, or

(b) incur expenditure in relation to any activity in excess of the estimate of that expenditure given in that report,

without the prior approval of the Minister.

(5) The Institute shall, whenever so requested by the Minister, furnish to him information in relation to such matters as he may specify concerning or relating to the performance of its functions, or its plans for the future performance of its functions, generally or in respect of any account prepared by the Institute or any report specified in subsection (1) or (3) of this section or section 16 (2) of this Act or the policy and activities, other than day-to-day activities, of the Institute.