Arthur Spring (Kerry North-West Limerick, Labour)

Mention is made in the programme for Government with regard to innovation and commercialisation of the need for a national intellectual property protocol. Will this need legislation and, if so, what timeframe will be allowed for it? This is essential for the pharmaceutical industry and the development of jobs in the digital industry. With regard to what is relevant to the Order of Business, I will wait for the Adjournment Debate to deal with the issue of the workers in Castleisland.

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