Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will ask the Department to let the Deputy know whether we are in possession of the figure he is seeking regarding equipment that needs replacing. I will revert to him on that for sure.

High-performance computing, HPC, is linked to the points Mario Draghi made, as referenced by the Deputy. In August this year, the Minister confirmed the appointment of an expert panel to review the high-performance computing service requirements for the research and innovation community in Ireland. Internationally, high-performance computing has reached an inflection point and some investment options are now of a magnitude not foreseen at the outset of the provision of existing services to the research and innovation community in Ireland. This has triggered the need for an independent strategic review to determine the most appropriate path forward. This strategic review process will assess demand for the national high-performance computing service from researchers in the higher education and enterprise sectors. The expert panel will make recommendations on the optimum service model to meet this demand and will also address the associated governance and funding models. Irish researchers are currently using an interim HPC service based on an EU computer that is part of the EU's network of supercomputers until a long-term sustainable model of HPC provision can be determined. The report of the expert panel is expected by the end of this year.

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