Dr. Deirdre Lillis:

-----and are being a little bit more creative as well. The work that Ms Duffy is doing, building the Civil Service research network, bringing in other Departments, helping them run research funding calls and connecting that back to their policy, all will assist there.

With regard to the research Bill, we are near finalising a draft with Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, OPC, in the next few weeks, we would hope, and bringing the stamped Bill. I am reluctant to give a date because it is not in our control fully. We will be establishing the agency as soon as practicable once the Bill works through the Houses.