Section 3

In subsection (2A)(c), substitute ", 64A or 81G" for "or 64A".

Section 10(1)

(a) Insert the following after paragraph (f):

"(fa) to perform the functions conferred on the Board by this Act;".

New section

Insert the following section after section 22:

"22A. Attendance before Committee of Public Accounts.

(1) The chief executive shall, whenever he is required to do so by the Committee of Dáil Éireann established under the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann to examine and report to Dáil Éireann on the appropriation accounts and reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General, give evidence to that Committee on -

(a) the regularity and propriety of the transactions recorded or required to be recorded in any book or other record of account subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General which the Board or the chief executive is required to prepare under this Act,

(b) the economy and efficiency of the Board in the use of its resources,

(c) the systems, procedures and practices employed by the Board for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of its operations, and