102. (1) The Director shall, not later than 31 March in each year, submit to the Mental Health Commission a report on the Director’s activities in the immediately preceding calendar year or, if this Part commenced during that calendar year on a date other than 1 January, the period on and from that commencement to and including the immediately preceding 31 December.

F146[(2) The Mental Health Commission shall cause a copy of a report submitted to it pursuant to subsection (1) to be forwarded to the Minister for Health and the Minister as soon as may be, but not later than 3 months after the date on which the Commission received the report.]

(3) The F146[Mental Health Commission shall], within 2 years but not earlier than one year from the date of commencement of Part 9, submit to the F146[Minister and the Minister for Health] a report—

(a) on the effectiveness of the Director,

(b) on the adequacy of the functions assigned under this Act to the Director, and

(c) containing such recommendations (if any) that the F146[Mental Health Commission considers would improve the effectiveness of the Director] or the adequacy of the functions assigned to the Director under this Act, or both.

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(5) At the end of each 5 year period commencing on the date of commencement of Part 9, the F146[Mental Health Commission shall submit to the Minister] and the Minister for Health a report reviewing the general performance of the objectives and functions of the Director in the previous 5 years.

(6) The Director may make any F147[…] reports that he or she considers appropriate for drawing to the attention of the Mental Health F146[Commission, the Minister and] the Minister for Health matters that have come to his or her notice and that, in his or her opinion, should, because of their gravity or other exceptional circumstances, be the subject of a special report to the Mental Health F146[Commission, the Minister and] the Minister for Health.

(7) As soon as practicable after receiving a report under this section, the Minister F147[…] shall cause a copy of it to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.