Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 22 September 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

2:30 pm

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Senator asked about patents. Companies are deciding to patent outside the country. We are doing well in the country, but we want to do better, which is why we need more investment. We want to be a global innovation leader, which is why we have the Innovation 2020 strategy, but we need more investment.

I believe Deputy Donnelly asked about the shift from enterprise and research.

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