Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Working Group of Committee Chairmen
Public Policy Matters: Discussion
Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
Our committee has had many engagements on Ireland joining the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, CERN. The vast majority of EU countries are members of this scientific organisation. There is an economic dividend in being a member of CERN, but membership, at €1 million for associate membership and €10 million and more for full membership, is expensive. Has the Taoiseach given any consideration to this matter? The general consensus appears to be that if Ireland is serious about being part of the international science community, it ought to be part of CERN. What are the Taoiseach's thoughts on that?
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