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10.—(1) Where a government department has expressed in writing to the Ministers a view in support of the decision of the Ministers and the Ministers have included this view in the statement referred to in paragraph 8(1), the appellant may apply in writing to the appointed person, not later than 14 days before the date of the hearing, for a representative of the government department concerned to be made available at the hearing.
(2) The appointed person shall send an application made to him under sub-paragraph (1) to the government department concerned who shall make a representative of the department available to attend the hearing.
(3) A representative of a government department who, in pursuance of this paragraph, attends a hearing shall be called as a witness by the Ministers and shall state the reasons for the view expressed by his department and included in the statement of the Ministers under paragraph 8(1) and shall give evidence and be subject to cross-examination to the same extent as any other witness.
(4) Nothing in the last foregoing paragraph shall require a representative of a government department to answer any question which in the opinion of the appointed person is directed to the merits of government policy or to matters which affect the safety of the State and the appointed person shall disallow any such question.
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