Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised)
2:40 pm
Áine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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This subhead is critical. As I understand it, only research moneys can be put through the third level institutions. There are issues arising in regard to intellectual property rights and so on. In the United States, it is much more a case of get the research done, turn it over to the market and create the jobs. In this country, there are different concerns on the part of different colleges.