Tailte Éireann Act 2022

Reports to Minister

23. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) Tailte Éireann shall, not later than 30 June in each year, prepare and submit to the Minister a report (in this section referred to as the “annual report”) in writing on its activities in the immediately preceding financial year.

(2) The first annual report shall be prepared in respect of the period beginning on the establishment day and ending on the next following 31 December.

(3) If, under subsection (2) the first annual report would relate to a period of less than 6 months, that report shall, notwithstanding subsection (1) and (2), relate to the activities of Tailte Éireann during that period and the financial year of Tailte Éireann immediately following that period and Tailte Éireann shall prepare, and submit to the Minister, the first annual report as soon as may be, but not later than 6 months, after that financial year.

(4) The annual report shall include information in relation to—

(a) the performance of the functions of Tailte Éireann during the period to which it relates including in relation to the implementation of the strategy statement, and

(b) such other information in such form as the Minister may specify or as Tailte Éireann thinks fit.

(5) The Minister shall cause a copy of the annual report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable after it has been submitted to him or her.

(6) Tailte Éireann may, from time to time, prepare and submit to the Minister such other reports in relation to its activities as it considers appropriate.

(7) The Minister may give a direction, in writing, to Tailte Éireann to prepare and submit to him or her a report, in writing, not later than such date as the Minister specifies in the direction, in relation to any particular matter relating to the functions of Tailte Éireann as the Minister considers appropriate.

(8) Tailte Éireann shall comply with a direction under subsection (7).

(9) This section shall not operate to require Tailte Éireann to include information in the annual report or other report referred to in this section that, in its opinion, would prejudice the performance by Tailte Éireann of any of its functions.

(10) In this section, “financial year” means the financial year of Tailte Éireann.