Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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I thank Ms Buckley. Regarding the integration of the new technological universities, this model has application throughout the country in respect of these institutions contributing to industrial research. I might have a conversation with Ms Buckley in the future, one to one, in respect of the networks in Waterford, which is an area I am interested in. The hinterland there extends to other technological universities as well, but I would like to see organisations like IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland trying to do more in respect of investment and trying to show how it is possible to collaborate with industry and provide significant industrial research capacity. This is a base we need to leverage for the future.