Government Chief Scientific Adviser (Ireland)

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The Irish Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) is an adviser on science and technology to the Government of Ireland. The role was created in 2004 and was to operate independently of government departments, but report to Cabinet Committee on Science and Technology.

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In 2004, Barry McSweeney was appointed as the first CSA. [1] Following a controversy about the awarding of his PhD, McSweeney resigned in November 2005. [2]

In January 2007, Patrick Cunningham was announced as the new CSA. [3] He served a five-year term and hosted the 2012 EuroScience Open Forum meeting in Dublin. [4]

In 2012, following the retirement of Cunningham, the separate office of CSA was abolished, and the role was given to Mark Ferguson, then director general of Science Foundation Ireland. [5] Ferguson was reappointed in 2017 for a further five years. [6] During this period, academics, politicians and others highlighted the limitations of having a non-independent science advisor. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Following the announcement of Philip Nolan's upcoming appointment as director general of Science Foundation Ireland, Simon Harris announced that the CSA was to be reinstated as an independent role. [11] [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Govt adviser accepts new position". www.rte.ie. RTÉ. 2005-11-15. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. ↑ Ahlstrom, Dick (2007-07-19). "Finding a way past complex problems". www.irishtimes.com. Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  4. ↑ "Euroscience Open Forum". www.theccd.ie. Convention Centre Dublin. July 2012. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  5. ↑ McMahon, Áine (2012-10-27). "Government abolishes standalone Office of Chief Scientific Adviser". www.irishtimes.com. Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  6. ↑ "Professor Mark Ferguson reappointed as Director General of Science Foundation Ireland". www.sfi.ie. Science Foundation Ireland. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  7. ↑ "Trinity College Research Committee" (PDF). www.tcd.ie. Trinity College Dublin. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  8. ↑ "Review of Ireland's Membership of International Research Organisations" (PDF). enterprise.gov.ie. Department of Enterprise. July 2015. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  9. ↑ "Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy". www.oireachtas.ie. Oreachtas. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  10. ↑ "Chief Scientific Advisor needs to be independent". www.ria.ie. Royal Irish Academy. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  11. ↑ O'Brien, Karl (2021-11-10). "Chief scientific adviser to be reinstated as standalone role". www.irishtimes.ie. Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  12. ↑ Delaney, Maria (2021-10-01). "Chief Scientific Adviser's dual role should be separated 'to protect independence'". www.thejournal.ie. The Journal. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
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