About the Chief Scientific Adviser
About the Chief Scientific Adviser
The main responsibilities of the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) are to:
- Provide high-level advice on scientific issues of concern to Government across the spectrum of disciplines;
- Provide scientific input to the development and review of the Government’s Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation (SSTI 2006-2013), including the scale and overall balance of the state investment in STI;
- Provide scientific input to the work of the Advisory Science Council as requested by it.
The CSA reports to the Cabinet Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation, via the Interdepartmental Committee (IDC) on STI.
The CSA works in close partnership with the IDC, and with the Advisory Science Council. The office also interacts with other bodies and agencies: Government departments, Forfás (which provides administrative and research support for the office), Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland, The Higher Education Authority and the research councils IRCSET, IRCHSS, as well as with companies and groupings within the business sector, and with individual research and educational institutions.