(1) In this section "Committee" means a Committee appointed by either House of the Oireachtas or jointly by both Houses of the Oireachtas, other than -
(a) the Committee referred to in section 49,
(b) the Committee on Members' Interests of Dáil Éireann, or
(c) the Committee on Members' Interests of Seanad Éireann,
or a subcommittee of such a Committee.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Chief Executive shall, at the request in writing of a Committee, attend before it to account for the general administration of the Authority as may be required by the Committee.
(3) The Chief Executive shall not be required to account to a Committee for any matter which is or has been or may at a future time be the subject of proceedings before a court or tribunal in the State.
(4) Where the Chief Executive is of the opinion that a matter in respect of which the Chief Executive is requested to account to a Committee is a matter to which subsection (3) applies, he or she shall inform the Committee of
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