Mr. Aidan Sweeney:

On that very important point, it was welcome to see IP get such prominence in the recently published national specialisation strategy this week. We have been engaging with the higher education sector and Science Foundation Ireland on this and its benefit. Bringing these innovation decision-makers to Ireland will have a knock-on, spin-off benefit for the research performed here and potential partnerships with the academic institutions. There are also potential policy innovations with the UPC and the new system that will benefit the higher education system in respect of potential grants or support for them to enforce their rights through the new courts. They might cover their costs. That was one of the proposals at the outset. For us to have that message, we need to be at the table of the preparatory committee trying to put those issues forward for us. That has been one of the key things for the UPC, as have been some benefits to support SMEs and the higher education sector in protecting their IP through the new system. There could therefore be benefits for Ireland, but we need to be there articulating that.