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Annual report
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12. (1) The Chief Deciding Officer shall, not later than 30 June in each year, prepare and furnish to the Minister a report (in this section referred to as an “annual report”) in writing on the performance of the functions of the Chief Deciding Officer in the preceding calendar year.
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(2) If, under subsection (1), the first annual report would relate to a period of less than 6 months, that report shall, notwithstanding that subsection, instead relate to the performance of the functions of the Chief Deciding Officer during that period and the year immediately following that period and the Chief Deciding Officer shall prepare, and submit to the Minister, that first annual report as soon as may be, but not later than 6 months, after the end of that year.
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(3) An annual report shall, if the Minister so directs, include information in such form and regarding such matters as he or she may specify.
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(4) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (3), the matters referred to in that subsection include the following:
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(a) applications and determinations made under Part 3;
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(b) the staff and other resources available to assist the Chief Deciding Officer in the performance of his or her functions in the period concerned;
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(c) the training and other support provided to the Chief Deciding Officer and staff referred to in paragraph (b).
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(5) The Minister shall cause copies of an annual report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.
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(6) An annual report shall not identify by name any applicant or other person referred to in an application.
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