Nurses and Midwives Act 2011

21.

Board to submit annual report to Minister.

21.— (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Board shall, not later than 3 months after the end of each financial year or such further period, not exceeding 3 months, as the Minister permits, submit to the Minister a report (in this section referred to as the “annual report”) of the activities of the Board in the immediately preceding financial year.

(2) The Minister may specify, by direction in writing to the Board, any information which is required to be included in the annual report.

(3) The Board shall comply with a direction given to it under subsection (2).

(4) The Minister shall ensure that copies of the annual report are laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after the report is received by the Minister.