27. (1) The chief executive officer shall, at the written request of an Oireachtas Committee, attend before it to give account for the general administration of the NCH as may be required by the Committee.

(2) In this section, an “Oireachtas Committee” means a committee appointed by either House of the Oireachtas or jointly by both Houses of the Oireachtas, other than—

(a) the Committee on Members’ Interests of Dáil Éireann, or

(b) the Committee on Members’ Interests of Seanad Éireann,

or a sub-Committee of such a committee.