Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010

Directions by Minister to An Foras.

30.— (1) The Minister may give a direction in writing to An Foras requiring it—

(a) to provide specified services or to carry on specified activities insofar as such services or activities relate to its functions under paragraphs (b) to (g) of section 4(1) of the Act of 1987,

(b) to refrain from providing specified services or carrying on specified activities insofar as such services or activities relate to its functions under paragraphs (b) to (g) of section 4(1) of the Act of 1987,

(c) to incur expenditure of specified amounts, or to increase by specified amounts its expenditure, on specified services or specified activities insofar as such services or activities relate to its functions under paragraphs (b) to (g) of section 4(1) of the Act of 1987, or

(d) to refrain from incurring expenditure, or to reduce by specified amounts its expenditure, on specified services or activities insofar as such services or activities relate to its functions under paragraphs (b) to (g) of section 4(1) of the Act of 1987.

(2) References in subsection (1) to the provision of services and the carrying on of activities include references to the arrangement for such provision and carrying on.

(3) The Minister may give a direction in writing to An Foras in relation to—

(a) the performance of its functions under paragraphs (b) to (g) of section 4(1) of the Act of 1987, and

(b) any information furnished to the Minister in a report submitted to him or her under section 29 .

(4) An Foras shall comply with a direction of the Minister under this section.

(5) Section 17 of the Act of 1987 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)(a) by inserting “, subject to subsection (4),” after “The Minister may”, and

(b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3):

“(4) A direction under this section shall not include a direction in respect of the functions of An Foras under paragraphs (b) to (g) of section 4(1).”.