Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act, 1988
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Reports and information to Minister. |
13.—(1) As soon as may be after the end of each financial year of Teagasc, but not later than 6 months thereafter, Teagasc shall make a report to the Minister of its activities and those of any subsidiary during that year and the Minister shall, within two months of the receipt of such report, cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. | |
(2) Each report under subsection (1) 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 Teagasc, it shall furnish to the Minister a report in writing— | ||
(a) outlining its proposed activities (other than day to day activities) and those of any subsidiary in the financial year immediately following, | ||
(b) giving estimates of its expenditure and that of any subsidiary in the last mentioned year in relation to each of those activities, and | ||
(c) giving estimates of its income and that of any subsidiary in the said last mentioned year, | ||
and neither Teagasc nor a subsidiary shall carry out any of those activities or incur any such expenditure until the report has been approved of by the Minister and the Minister for Finance. | ||
(4) Neither Teagasc nor a subsidiary shall during any such financial year— | ||
(a) carry on any activity (other than a day to day activity) not specified in the report under subsection (3) 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 and the Minister for Finance. | ||
(5) Teagasc 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 scope of its activities, or its strategy, generally or in respect of any account prepared by Teagasc or a subsidiary or any report specified in subsection (1) or (3) or section 12 (2) or the policy and activities, other than day to day activities, of Teagasc or a subsidiary. |