143. (1) An tÚdarás may prepare or adopt and issue guidelines, codes or policies to designated institutions of higher education for any purpose relating to this Act and concerning—

(a) any matter or thing referred to in this Act or any other enactment, and

(b) the implementation of any policy or objective of the Minister or the Government.

(2) An tÚdarás shall, for the purposes of the preparation or adoption of guidelines, codes or policies under subsection (1), consult with—

(a) the Minister,

(b) such other Ministers of the Government as it considers appropriate,

(c) designated institutions of higher education or their representative bodies,

(d) public research funders,

(e) national students’ unions, or

(f) such other body or person as it considers appropriate.

(3) The Minister may give a direction in writing to An tÚdarás to prepare guidelines, codes or policies under subsection (1) and An tÚdarás shall comply with the direction.

(4) An tÚdarás shall send a copy of the guidelines, codes or policies under subsection (1) to the designated institutions of higher education.

(5) An tÚdarás shall publish the guidelines, codes or policies prepared or adopted by it under this section in such manner as An tÚdarás considers appropriate.

(6) The designated institutions of higher education shall report to An tÚdarás annually or, as requested by An tÚdarás, on the implementation of the guidelines, codes and policies prepared or adopted under subsection (1).