Ms Katherine Licken:

Part 2, section 5, says the Minister can make directions "other than under section 24". Section 24 on funding of the arts says "The Council may, for the purposes of (a) stimulating public interest in the arts, (b) promoting knowledge, appreciation or practice of the arts, or (c) improving standards in the arts, or (d) otherwise assisting in the development or advancement of the arts, advance such amounts of moneys as it determines to such persons or in respect of such activities as it considers appropriate out of moneys at its disposal upon such terms and conditions as it determines." It then says, "The council shall be independent in the performance of its functions under this section." That is an Act of the Oireachtas.