The Fiscal Council shall be funded from the Central Fund. The paragraph sets a ceiling of \u20ac800,000 wh shall be adjusted in line with the annual percentage change in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices.<\/p>\n
The Fiscal Council will be required to keep proper accounts and it will be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General.<\/p>\n
The chairperson of the Fiscal Council shall, when requested to do so in writing, appear before the Committee of Public Accounts and give evidence on the accounts and operations of the Council. The chairperson may also be summoned by a Committee of the Oireachtas to account for the performance of its functions under the Act.<\/p>\n
The Fiscal Council will be subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1997.The Fiscal Council is required to produce an annual report of its activities. The Minister shall lay the annual report before each House of the Oireachtas.The Fiscal Council will have a seal.<\/p>\n\n
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