Research and Innovation Act 2024
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Functions of Agency | ||
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9. (1) The functions of the Agency shall be to— | ||
(a) promote the objects of the Agency, | ||
(b) promote and develop research and innovation in the State by designing and administering funding schemes, in accordance with international good practice, for the award and disbursement of funding for research and innovation in accordance with Part 3 , | ||
(c) support the development and maintenance of a national system of research and innovation, in co-operation and collaboration with An tÚdarás, Enterprise Ireland and the other bodies to which section 51 applies and such other persons and bodies in the higher education and research system or the research and innovation system as the Agency considers appropriate, | ||
(d) promote research and innovation which supports the development and competitiveness of enterprise and employment in the State, nationally and regionally, and to so do, in co-operation and collaboration with Enterprise Ireland and the other bodies to which section 51 applies, | ||
(e) promote the engagement, retention and development of the skills and capacity of researchers of an excellent standard in the national system of research and innovation and, as may be appropriate, to so do in co-operation with An tÚdarás and the other bodies to which section 51 applies, | ||
(f) promote the attracting to the State of research and innovation teams of an excellent standard, and individuals with an interest in research and innovation of an excellent standard, with a view to their carrying out research and innovation in the State, | ||
(g) in co-operation with An tÚdarás, promote and support the undertaking of research and innovation in the higher education and research system and in the research and innovation system, | ||
(h) in co-operation with An tÚdarás, contribute to the development, assessment and evaluation of research and innovation to ensure that a standard and quality of excellence are consistently adhered to by those in the research and innovation system, | ||
(i) in co-operation with An tÚdarás, to promote the links and mutual benefits between research and innovation undertaken and teaching and learning activities in the higher education system, | ||
(j) promote the undertaking in the State of research and innovation that is funded (wholly or partly) by an international or European Union body, institution or organisation and, where so funded, to promote the success of such research and innovation, | ||
(k) promote co-operation and collaboration with regard to research and innovation between those who fund or undertake research and innovation in the State and those who do so in Northern Ireland, | ||
(l) assess and evaluate the outcomes and, where appropriate, the impact on economic, social, cultural and environmental development and sustainability grounds of research and innovation undertaken for which funding is awarded by the Agency, | ||
(m) promote and support an awareness and understanding of the value of research and innovation to society and facilitate engagement of members of the public with those engaged in research and innovation activities, | ||
(n) support the undertaking of research and innovation that informs the development of public policy and encourages and facilitates the collation and sharing of findings of research and innovation for that purpose, | ||
(o) enter into funding partnerships in accordance with section 49 , and | ||
(p) advise the Minister in relation to national policy on research and innovation in accordance with section 14 . | ||
(2) The Agency shall have all such powers as are necessary or expedient for the performance by it of its functions. | ||
(3) The Agency may perform any of its functions through or by any member of the staff of the Agency authorised in that behalf by the Agency. | ||
(4) The Agency may perform any of its functions through or by any other persons authorised in that behalf by the Agency. |