Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Act 2023
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Accountability of chief executive to Public Accounts Committee | ||
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35. (1) The chief executive shall, whenever required in writing by the Committee of Dáil Éireann established under the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann to examine and report to Dáil Éireann 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 that the Agency is required by this Act to prepare and which is subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General, | ||
(b) the economy and efficiency of the Agency in the use of its resources, | ||
(c) the systems, procedures and practices employed for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the operations of the Agency, and | ||
(d) any matter affecting the Agency referred to— | ||
(i) in any special report of the Comptroller and Auditor General under section 11 (2) of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 , or | ||
(ii) 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. | ||
(2) In giving evidence under this section, the chief executive shall not question or express an opinion on the merits of— | ||
(a) any policy of the Government or a Minister of the Government, or | ||
(b) the objectives of such a policy. |