Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed)
Professor Philip Nolan:
Yes. We make multi-annual commitments. If we commit to a four- or five-year grant, we commit to those four. It is even out to eight years at the moment. That is agreed with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. However, I think the Deputy is speaking about a different thing, which is where the whole system plan is set out for a five-year period. I support that.