Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
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Special reports of Independent Examiner | ||
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245. (1) Subject to section 249 , the Independent Examiner may prepare and submit to the Taoiseach reports, in addition to an annual report, on matters relating to his or her activities or the performance of his or her functions together with any recommendations that the Independent Examiner considers appropriate that, in his or her opinion, require, due to the gravity of the matters or other exceptional circumstances, a special report. | ||
(2) The Taoiseach may request the Independent Examiner to prepare and submit to him or her a special report— | ||
(a) on the actions taken by, or the conduct of, a public body in respect of any incident relating to the protection of the security of the State, or | ||
(b) in respect of any other matter relating to the functions of the Independent Examiner. | ||
(3) The Independent Examiner shall, as soon as practicable after he or she receives a request under subsection (2), comply with the request and submit a special report to the Taoiseach. | ||
(4) The Taoiseach shall ensure that, as soon as practicable after receiving a special report under subsection (1) or (2), a copy of it is laid before each House of the Oireachtas. |