Public Service Management Act, 1997
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Strategy statement. |
5.—(1) A statement referred to in this Act as a “strategy statement” shall— | |
(a) comprise the key objectives, outputs and related strategies (including use of resources) of the Department of State or Scheduled Office concerned, | ||
(b) be prepared in a form and manner in accordance with any directions issued from time to time by the Government, and | ||
(c) be submitted to and approved by the relevant Minister of the Government with or without amendment. | ||
(2) The Minister of the Government shall, not later than 60 days after the strategy statement has been approved, cause a copy thereof to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. | ||
(3) The Freedom of Information Act, 1997, shall not apply to a record containing— | ||
(a) a strategy statement that has not been approved under subsection (1) (c), | ||
(b) a preliminary or other draft of the whole or part of the material contained in a strategy statement, | ||
(c) the unamended version of a strategy statement that is approved under subsection (1) (c) with amendment, or | ||
(d) a direction under section 7 in connection with the obligations of the Secretary General of a Department or Head of a Scheduled Office under section 4 (1) (b) or 5 (1), | ||
during the period of 5 years immediately following the creation of the record. |