National Standards Authority of Ireland Act, 1996

Grants to Authority.

11.—(1) The Minister may in each financial year, after consultation with the Authority in relation to its proposed work programme, make grants of such amounts as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas towards the expenditure incurred by the Authority in the performance of its functions.

(2) In determining the amount of any such grant to be paid in any financial year, the Minister shall give due consideration to the income and expenditure of the Authority, and for that purpose the Board shall furnish to the Minister as and when requested information regarding such income and expenditure.