Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion

Dr. Tony Holohan:

I might make a comment on that. The Deputy's point is a good one and it is correct.

If we look not just at pharma but biotech or IT, especially those aspects that apply to the health sector, such as those that help people to be maintained in the home and all those kinds of new technologies, many of these industries are present on this island at a scale that is out of proportion when compared with other countries. The scale is enormous. There probably is an opportunity for us as a country to find ways that are appropriate to collaborate with those-----

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