Professor Malachy Ó Néill:

I have a further comment on the question of what the committee can do to help. Deputy Smith referred to his delegation's visit to the city region and to the campus in recent years. The delegation visited the campus and saw the geographic set-up the partnership enjoys and has engendered. In normal circumstances, the visit of a delegation to Magee campus would be extremely beneficial. I am sure Mr. Hannigan would say the same about the Letterkenny Institute of Technology, LIT. This continuing engagement provides an opportunity to observe how the partnership works on the ground and to see the magnitude of some of the research. When visitors come to Magee campus, they are not expecting to see a magnetoencephalography, MEG, brain scanning device which is the only one of its kind on the island. Visitors to the campus realise that this kind of ground-breaking research is happening on our doorstep. They can see the true spirit of partnership and how the mechanics of that partnership work from day to day.