Dr. Andrew P. Allen:

I will address the Deputy's question directly as many people from different sectors will approach it. I have been working in research and teaching all my life and I am not here to tell the Deputy that my job is more important than that of a politician, doctor, cleaner, a person who works in Tesco or anyone else. However, if we want to invest in the future in terms of being able to work together for our society at large, we need to make this investment.