37.— (1) All expenses incurred by the Board shall be defrayed by the Board out of funds at the disposal of the Board.

(2) The Minister may—

(a) with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, arrange for the provision of assistance to the Board, in the performance of its functions under Part 11, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas for the purpose,

(b) after consultation with the Board and with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, arrange for the provision of assistance to the Board, in the performance of specified functions of the Board not falling under Part 11, out of the moneys provided by the Oireachtas for the purpose.

(3) The Board may allocate, in a manner that it determines, the surplus of any funds at its disposal to—

(a) education,

(b) research, or

(c) public purposes,

connected with the professions of nursing and midwifery.