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Strategy statement for Authority
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137. (1) The Authority shall prepare and submit to the Minister a strategy statement in respect of the period of 3 years immediately following the year in which the strategy statement is so submitted—
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(a) as soon as practicable after the establishment day of the Authority, and
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(b) thereafter not earlier than 6 months before, and not later than, the expiration of each subsequent period of 3 years following the establishment day of the Authority.
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(2) A strategy statement under this section shall include—
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(a) the key objectives, outputs and related strategies, including the use of resources, of the Authority in relation to the period to which the statement relates, and
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(b) except in the case of the strategy statement first prepared under this section, a review and an evaluation of the work of the Authority in the performance of its functions in the previous 3 years.
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(3) In preparing a strategy statement under this section, the Authority shall have regard to—
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(a) the need to ensure the most beneficial, effective and efficient use of the resources available to it, and
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(b) the policies of the Government or any Minister of the Government to the extent that those policies may affect or relate to the functions of the Authority.
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(4) The Authority shall, before submitting a strategy statement to the Minister under subsection (1)—
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(a) publish, in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate, a draft of the strategy statement,
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(b) allow persons 30 days from the date of publication under paragraph (a) within which to make representations in writing to the Authority with regard to the draft of the strategy statement, and
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(c) having considered the representations (if any) made pursuant to paragraph (b), submit the strategy statement to the Minister with or without modifications.
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(5) The Minister shall cause a strategy statement received by him or her under subsection (1) to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable after it is received.
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(6) The Authority shall ensure that, as soon as practicable after the strategy statement is laid before each House of the Oireachtas, the strategy statement is published on a website maintained by or on behalf of the Authority or in accordance with such other arrangements as the Authority considers appropriate.
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