Research and Innovation Act 2024
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Annual report of Agency | ||
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26. (1) The Agency shall, not later than the 30th day of June in each year prepare and submit to the Minister a report in writing (in this section referred to as the “annual report”) of its activities in the immediately preceding year. | ||
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if, but for this subsection, the first annual report would relate to a period of less than 6 months, the report shall relate to that period and the year immediately following that period and shall be prepared and submitted by the Agency to the Minister not later than 6 months after the end of that year. | ||
(3) The annual report shall include information on the performance of the functions of the Agency during the period to which it relates and, subject to section 24 (10), such other information in such form as the Agency considers appropriate. | ||
(4) The Minister shall, as soon as may be after receiving the annual report, cause copies of it to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. | ||
(5) As soon as may be following the copies being laid before each House of the Oireachtas under subsection (4), the Agency shall arrange for the annual report to be published in such manner as it considers appropriate. |