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Attendance of chief executive before other Oireachtas Committees. 
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17.— The chief executive shall, whenever required to do so by— 
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(a) a committee appointed by either House of the Oireachtas, the business of which committee includes examination of policy relating to consumer protection and welfare, or 
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(b) a committee appointed jointly by both Houses of the Oireachtas, the business of which committee includes examination of such policy, 
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attend before such committee to discuss the general activities of the Agency. 
 
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