Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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I think the institute has a platform and a voice that perhaps a lot of people in the research community do not have. The next issue I will touch on is the circular economy. Deputy Bruton might speak to this as it is a particular favourite of his. It appears that it will have to be a very big area and you imagine that there will be a lot of aptitude there for people to get involved from the physics end to trying to turn something into something else or reuse it. On its website, the institute mentioned trying to target the disability sector and allowing people to find a pathway. A lot of people might have a physical disability but their cognitive skills are made for this kind of area. Could Dr. Kyle speak to the institute's work with regard to the disability sector and whether it is targeting reusing and recycling as a policy when it looks at the circular economy?