Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

The Deputy's comments presuppose that there is no interaction between the private sector and the Government. However, there is interaction, through the State agencies. I invite the Deputy to look at the Enterprise Ireland website or interact with the organisation when he will see there is a vast array of companies which interact with both it and Science Foundation Ireland. There is interaction between them so as to ensure research findings can be commercialised. The three strands selected were industry-driven and driven by the technology leaders within the various competence centres. The strategy is clear and well thought out. If the Deputy has ideas as to where there should be research, I would welcome engagement with him in that regard.

Question No. 36 answered with Question No. 34.

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