Dr. Deirdre Lillis:

On the Government science adviser, the good news there is it has been advertised by the Public Appointments Service, PAS. The Public Appointments Service, PAS, is conducting an international search and that will go through the PAS process, probably over an eight-to-ten week period. I am guessing. It is the Top Level Appointments Committee, TLAC, process.

Once appointed, the Government science adviser will establish the national science forum, which will be maybe 12 experts in various different fields. As part of that as well, we are looking to increase our connectivity into some of the main international organisations, such as the European joint research centre. It is not only Irish advice; it is international advice.