(LRC Revised)

Number 21 of 2006

NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ACT 2006

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including

Local Government (Maternity

Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022

(52/2022), enacted 21 December 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including

Planning And Development And Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order

2023

(S.I. No. 1 of 2023), made 9 January 2023, were considered in the

preparation of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

21

of

2006

NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ACT 2006

REVISED

Updated to 9 January

2023

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title.

2. Definitions.

3. Establishment day.

4. Laying of orders and draft orders before Houses of Oireachtas.

5. Expenses.

PART 2

National Economic and Social Development Office

6. Establishment of National Economic and Social Development Office comprising National

Economic and Social Council, National Economic and Social Forum and National Centre

for Partnership and Performance.

7. Establishment of other bodies within Office.

8. Functions of Office.

9. Functions of Council.

10. Functions of Forum.

11. Functions of Centre.

12. Performance of functions.

13. Composition of Office.

14. Composition of Council.

15. Composition of Forum.

16. Composition of Centre.

17. Taoiseach may by order alter composition of Council, Forum and Centre.

18. Conditions of membership.

19. Meeting of body.

20. Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament.

21. Committees.

22. Disclosure by members of Office, body and staff of interests.

23. Prohibition on disclosure of information.

24. Chief Officer of Office.

25. Directors.

26. Staff of Office.

27. Superannuation.

28. Consultants and advisers.

29. Advances by Taoiseach to Office.

30. Seal of Office.

31. Accounts and audits of Office.

32. Appearance of chief officer and directors before Committee of Public Accounts

and other Oireachtas Committees.

33. Strategic plan.

34. Reports and information to Taoiseach.

35. Taoiseach may dissolve Council, Forum, Centre or body.

36. Amendment of First Schedule to Freedom of Information Act 1997.

PART 3

Transitional Provisions

37. Dissolution of non-statutory NESC, NESF and NCPP.

38. Transfer of other property.

39. Transfer of rights and liabilities.

40. Final accounts of dissolved bodies.

41. Pending legal proceedings.

42. Transfer of staff.

Acts Referred to

Companies Acts

European Parliament Elections Act 1997

1997, No. 2

Freedom of Information Act 1997

1997, No. 13

Local Government Act 2001

2001, No. 37

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of

2006

NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ACT 2006

REVISED

Updated to 9 January

2023

AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE COMPRISING THREE BODIES TO BE KNOWN AS THE

NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FORUM, THE

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR PARTNERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE, AND SUCH OTHER BODIES AS THE TAOISEACH

MAY BY ORDER ESTABLISH AND TO DEFINE THEIR FUNCTIONS AND TO DISSOLVE THE NATIONAL

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FORUM AND THE NATIONAL

CENTRE FOR PARTNERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[12

th July

, 2006]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Functions transferred and references to “Department of

Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by

Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)

Order 2011

(S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in

effect as per art. 1(2).

2. (1) The administration and

business in connection with the performance of any functions transferred by this

Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the Department

of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to the

administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, on and after the

commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Public

Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred on the

Minister for Finance by or under the provisions of —

(

a

) the enactments

specified in Schedule 1, and

(

b

) the statutory

instruments specified in Schedule 2,

are transferred to the Minister

for Public Expenditure and Reform.

...

5. References to the Minister for

Finance contained in any Act or instrument under an Act and relating to any

functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be

construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

...

Schedule 1

Enactments

...

Part 2

1922 to 2011 Enactments

Number and

Year

Short Title

Provision

(1)

(2)

(3)

...

...

...

No. 21 of 2006

National Economic

and Social Development Act 2006

Sections 7, 21, 29

and 31

...

...

...

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Functions transferred and references to “Department of

Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by

Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)

Order 2011

(S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in

effect as per art. 1(2).

2. (1) The administration and

business in connection with the performance of any functions transferred by this

Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the Department

of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to the

administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, on and after the

commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Public

Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred on the

Minister for Finance by or under the provisions of —

(

a

) the enactments

specified in Schedule 1, and

(

b

) the statutory

instruments specified in Schedule 2,

are transferred to the Minister

for Public Expenditure and Reform.

...

5. References to the Minister for

Finance contained in any Act or instrument under an Act and relating to any

functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be

construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

...

Schedule 1

Enactments

...

Part 2

1922 to 2011 Enactments

Number and

Year

Short Title

Provision

(1)

(2)

(3)

...

...

...

No. 21 of 2006

National Economic

and Social Development Act 2006

Sections 7, 21, 29

and 31

...

...

...

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title.

2. Definitions.

3. Establishment day.

4. Laying of orders and draft orders before Houses of Oireachtas.

5. Expenses.

PART 2

National Economic and Social Development Office

6. Establishment of National Economic and Social Development Office comprising National

Economic and Social Council, National Economic and Social Forum and National Centre

for Partnership and Performance.

7. Establishment of other bodies within Office.

8. Functions of Office.

9. Functions of Council.

10. Functions of Forum.

11. Functions of Centre.

12. Performance of functions.

13. Composition of Office.

14. Composition of Council.

15. Composition of Forum.

16. Composition of Centre.

17. Taoiseach may by order alter composition of Council, Forum and Centre.

18. Conditions of membership.

19. Meeting of body.

20. Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament.

21. Committees.

22. Disclosure by members of Office, body and staff of interests.

23. Prohibition on disclosure of information.

24. Chief Officer of Office.

25. Directors.

26. Staff of Office.

27. Superannuation.

28. Consultants and advisers.

29. Advances by Taoiseach to Office.

30. Seal of Office.

31. Accounts and audits of Office.

32. Appearance of chief officer and directors before Committee of Public Accounts

and other Oireachtas Committees.

33. Strategic plan.

34. Reports and information to Taoiseach.

35. Taoiseach may dissolve Council, Forum, Centre or body.

36. Amendment of First Schedule to Freedom of Information Act 1997.

PART 3

Transitional Provisions

37. Dissolution of non-statutory NESC, NESF and NCPP.

38. Transfer of other property.

39. Transfer of rights and liabilities.

40. Final accounts of dissolved bodies.

41. Pending legal proceedings.

42. Transfer of staff.

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21

of

2006