Mr. Tim Conlon:

We are almost there. We are working closely with our parent Department and, for example, the regional assemblies in the context of European regional development funding. We believe we can do something significant in that respect, working with Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and other various actors to see what bits each of us will contribute to enabling that research culture and research engagement.

There are people who want to participate and apply for and secure research funding. They just do not have the capacity because of teaching loads and the structure of the system, which we are working to change.