Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Act 2021

Amendment of section 41 of Principal Act

16. Section 41 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1):

“(1A) The Performance Framework shall include such policy guidance, direction and prioritisation parameters for the preparation of the corporate plan of the Agency as the Minister for Education, in respect of his or her education welfare functions, shall provide to the Minister.

(1B) The Minister for Education shall provide the Minister with policy guidance, direction and prioritisation parameters referred to in subsection (1A) within 4 months before the end of the period to which the current corporate plan relates.”,

and

(b) in subsection (3), by the substitution of “Minister for Education” for “Minister for Education and Skills”.