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Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Act 2013

In short

This law amends previous Industrial Development and Science and Technology Acts, primarily focusing on the functions and operations of Science Foundation Ireland. It updates definitions, expands the Foundation's responsibilities, and clarifies its ability to disburse funds and engage in international cooperation.

What it regulates

  • The functions of Science Foundation Ireland, including promoting and assisting research.
  • The disbursement of funds by Science Foundation Ireland, including to institutions in Northern Ireland.
  • International cooperation in science and technology by Science Foundation Ireland.
  • The requirement for institutions to provide information to Forfás regarding research and development.

Who it concerns

  • Science Foundation Ireland.
  • The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
  • Institutions, including those in Northern Ireland, involved in research and development.

Key points

  • "Applied research" is defined as original investigation for new knowledge directed towards a specific practical aim.
  • Science Foundation Ireland must promote and assist oriented basic research and applied research in "strategic areas of opportunity for the State."
  • The Foundation can disburse funds to institutions in Northern Ireland under certain schemes, either through an institution in the State or directly.
  • Science Foundation Ireland can participate in and contribute to funding international collaborative projects with the Minister's consent.
Legal text
Legal text

Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Act 2013 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.

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  3. s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 2013 Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Act 2013 Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Act 2013 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Open PDFOscail PDF Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 36 of 2013 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2013 CONTENTS Section 1. Definition 2. Expenses 3. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2003 4. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 2003 5. Disbursement of certain funds and international cooperation 6. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 2003 7. Amendment of Science and Technology Act 1987 8. Amendment of Industrial Development Act 1986 9. Amendment of Industrial Development Act 1993 10. Amendment of Third Schedule to Freedom of Information Act 1997 11. Short title, collective citation and commencement Acts Referred to Freedom of Information Act 1997 (No. 13) Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998 (No. 34) Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 (No. 30) Industrial Development Act 1986 (No. 9) Industrial Development Act 1993 (No. 19) Industrial Development Acts 1986 to 2009 Science and Technology Act 1987 (No. 30) Number 36 of2013 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2013 An Act to amend the Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 ; to amend the Science and Technology Act 1987 ; to amend the Industrial Development Act 1993 ; to amend the Industrial Development Act 1986 ; to amend the Freedom of Information Act 1997 and to provide for matters connected therewith. [9th October, 2013] Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: Definition 1. “Act of 2003” means the Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 ; “Minister” means the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. Expenses 2. The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2003 3. Section 2

(1)of the Act of 2003 is amended by inserting the following definitions— “‘applied research’ means original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective; ‘strategic areas of opportunity for the State’ shall be construed in accordance with section 7
(6);”. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 2003 4. The Act of 2003 is amended by substituting the following section for section 7: “Functions of Foundation 7.
(1)The Foundation, in promoting and assisting the development and competitiveness of industry, enterprise and employment in the State, shall— (
  1. a)promote, develop and assist the carrying out of oriented basic research and applied research in strategic areas of opportunity for the State, (
  2. b)develop and extend the capability for the carrying out of oriented basic research and applied research in institutions, (
  3. c)endeavour to ensure that— (
  4. i)a standard of excellence is consistently adhered to at the highest level in research referred to in paragraph (a), (
  5. ii)the standard referred to in subparagraph (
  6. i)is measured by competitive peer review on an international basis or by any other review process equivalent to relevant international best practice, (
  7. d)promote the attracting to the State of research teams, and individuals with an interest in research, of a world class standard with a view to their carrying out oriented basic research or applied research in strategic areas of opportunity for the State, (
  8. e)cooperate and collaborate with other statutory bodies in the State in the promotion and encouragement of oriented basic research and applied research, (
  9. f)devise, administer, allocate, monitor and evaluate schemes, grants, and other financial facilities for the disbursement of any funds authorised by the Minister from time to time with the agreement of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, (
  10. g)support— (
  11. i)the development and publication of research to assess the impact of research activities funded wholly or partly by the Foundation, (
  12. ii)the assessment and publication of research activities funded wholly or partly by the Foundation, (
  13. h)promote and support— (
  14. i)the study of, education in and engagement with, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, in consultation with the Minister for Education and Skills, where appropriate, (
  15. ii)an awareness and understanding of the value of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to society and in particular to the growth of the economy, and (
  16. i)carry out such other functions related to science or technology which may, from time to time, be assigned to the Foundation by Forfás, with the consent of the Minister.
(2)The Foundation shall have all such powers as are necessary or expedient for the performance of its functions.
(3)The Minister may give directions relating to policy to be followed by the Foundation in the exercise of its functions.
(4)The Foundation shall comply with any direction referred to in subsection
(3).
(5)The Foundation shall manage the disbursement of research funds provided to the Foundation by a Minister of the Government, other than the Minister, where requested to do so by the Minister of the Government with the consent of the Minister, in accordance with the terms and conditions specified by the Minister of the Government making the request.
(6)The Minister may prescribe from time to time an area of opportunity related to science or technology having regard to— (
  1. a)economic and social benefit, (
  2. b)long term industrial competitiveness, or (
  3. c)environmentally sustainable development, and such an area when so prescribed shall be a strategic area of opportunity.”. Disbursement of certain funds and international cooperation 5. The Act of 2003 is amended by inserting the following sections after section 7: “Disbursement of certain funds 7A.
(1)The Foundation may disburse funds to an institution in Northern Ireland— (
  1. a)under the scheme administered by the Foundation on behalf of the Minister prior to the coming into operation of this section and known as the Charles Parsons Energy Research Awards Scheme, or (
  2. b)subject to subsection
(2), under any scheme referred to in section 7
(1)(f).
(2)The Foundation may disburse funds to which subsection
(1)(
  1. b)applies— (
  2. a)through an institution in the State in receipt of funds from the Foundation where the institution in Northern Ireland is a partner of the institution in the State or of a company carrying on business in the State for the purposes of carrying out a research project, or (
  3. b)directly to the institution in Northern Ireland where the Foundation is satisfied that an institution in the State or a company carrying on business in the State is a partner of the institution in Northern Ireland for the purposes of carrying out a research project. International cooperation 7B. The Foundation, subject to the consent of the Minister, may— (
  4. a)participate in, and contribute to the funding of, international collaborative projects relating to strategic areas of opportunity for the State, and (
  5. b)enter into an agreement with any person having a function relating to science or technology outside the State for the purposes of paragraph (a).”. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 2003 6. Section 24 of the Act of 2003 is amended in subsection
(1)by deleting the words “oriented basic”. Amendment of Science and Technology Act 1987
  1. The Science and Technology Act 1987 is amended by repealing sections 9, 10 and
  2. Amendment of Industrial Development Act 1986
  3. Section 11 of the Industrial Development Act 1986 is amended by repealing subsection
(2)of that section. Amendment of Industrial Development Act 1993 9. The Industrial Development Act 1993 is amended by inserting the following new section after section 9: “Supply of information requested by Forfás 9B.
(1)Forfás may request information from an institution in relation to— (
  1. a)the matters specified in subparagraphs (a), (
  2. b)and (
  3. d)of Article 2
(1)of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 995/2012 of 26 October 20121 , and (b) research and development carried out by the institution where that institution is funded wholly or partly out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.
(2)An institution shall furnish any information requested of the institution under subsection
(1)to Forfás in such form and manner and at such time as Forfás specifies when making the request.
(3)In this section ‘institution’ means any institute, university, college, laboratory, agency, office or service, whether under the control of a Minister of the Government or otherwise, which is wholly or partly engaged in research and development or any other activity related to science or technology.”. Amendment of Third Schedule to Freedom of Information Act 1997 10. The Third Schedule to the Freedom of Information Act 1997 is amended in Part I by inserting the following at the end of that Part— “(a) (i) in column
(1), ‘No. 34 of 1998’, (ii) in column
(2), opposite the mention in column
(1)of No. 34 of 1998, ‘ Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998 ’, and (iii) in column
(3)opposite the mention in column
(2)of Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998 , ‘Section 16.’, and (b) (i) in column
(1), ‘No. 30 of 2003’, (ii) in column
(2), opposite the mention in column
(1)of No. 30 of 2003, ‘ Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 ’, and (iii) in column
(3), opposite the mention in column
(2)of Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 , ‘Section 17.’.”. Short title, collective citation and commencement 11.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Act 2013.
(2)The Industrial Development Acts 1986 to 2009 and this Act, other than sections 7 and 10 , may be cited together as the Industrial Development Acts 1986 to 2013.
(3)This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or provisions. 1 OJ L. 299, 27.10.2012, p. 18. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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