27.—(1) The Commission may act notwithstanding the existence of not more than two vacancies in its membership.

(2) The Commission may from time to time make rules regulating its own procedure and business (including the fixing of a quorum for its meetings) and shall furnish the Minister with a copy of any such rules as soon as may be after they have been made.

(3) The Commission shall in each year, at such date as the Minister may direct, make a report of its activities to the Minister including such observations as it thinks proper relating to trends and developments in industrial relations including pay and the Minister shall cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.

(4) The Commission shall supply to the Minister such information as he may from time to time require regarding its activities.