Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is not really a final question. Under heads 11 and 29, the Minister has a role in giving direction to the new statutory body. Do the witnesses have any concerns that a politician or Minister could come under public pressure to disown some form of research because the individual at the centre who is being researched may be unpopular? There could be a campaign against him or her.

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