Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am a great one for finding a silver lining. We are an English-speaking country. Is there a positive there? Have the witnesses seen any evidence of positives where we might become a destination for research because we will be within the EU and, therefore, EU funding will probably be channelled here more than to the UK so our universities and standards could benefit? In the long run, we could come out of this very well from a pharmaceutical point of view because we have such a good international reputation for making and developing stuff and producing good graduates. Have the witnesses seen any positive moves towards that sort of thing? Are they anything other than notions I might have? Are there positive moves from academic centres and research institutes to have a look at Ireland because it is an English-speaking country with a very good workforce? Are soundings like these coming through or not?