Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 4 May 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine - 2021 Financial Statements
Fishery Harbour Centres
9:30 am
Mr. Colm Hayes:
They are appointed by the Minister. Their functions are completely independent. They have no reporting obligations to the Department other than that the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 obliges them to produce an annual report, although that is for public dissemination as much as it is for submission to the Minister.