Mr. Ciaran Briscoe:

I thank the Chairman and the committee for inviting us to appear before them today to present our vision and proposal for an all-island cancer research institute. We have made great strides over the past year in engaging with stakeholders from research institutions, cancer specialists and patient groups. It has become really clear that there is a great consensus there about bringing the foundation from the past 21 years to the next level. There is a lot of goodwill out there. We can continue to strive to get closer to realising this vision. In the next six months, nine months or a year, we could bring it closer to being realised.