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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: If one looks at Food Health Ireland, one will see there is an alignment to a number of academic institutions. The reason why it works here is because we have cross-collaboration between different academic institutions. There can be more than one academic institution mapped on to a theme, which is normally the case. If one looks at Teagasc in Moorpark or Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre in...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: It costs nothing for the owner of a business to contact his or her local institute of technology or technology gateway centre. I have with me the Technology Centre Expo 2013 booklet, which acts as a very good guide to the technology centres that exist within the institutes of technology, for example. Those centres are natural gateways for industries involved in a range of sectors, from the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: People's experience with regard to innovation vouchers will be different. If a voucher is not working in a way that suits a particular company that is trying to drive innovation and if it is agreed, in principle, that there is scope for new innovation, then one would argue that Enterprise Ireland's suite of supports should be bought to bear in respect of that company in any event. I accept...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Yes, but one could argue that we do not necessarily want the institutes of technology or the universities to see this as a revenue stream.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Is the Deputy referring to Horizon 2020?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: The Government, through Science Foundation Ireland, has effectively done a deal with industry whereby it will provide €100 million in funding and the taxpayer will provide €200 million to facilitate the roll-out of research centres. The work at one of those centres specifically relates to marine renewable energy. This will be a world-class research facility.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: We are also involved in the European Commission's Atlantic strategy, which was launched by Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn and the Taoiseach. This strategy relates to evaluating the Atlantic's potential in the context of renewable energy and would involve countries collaborating with each other. I take the point that has been made. There are knowledge and innovation communities and various...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: The Government remains committed to the vision of using research and innovation to generate jobs and growth. That is the fundamental philosophy underscoring our efforts in this area. The 2014 science and technology programme budgets have been maintained at the 2013 levels, which will support this goal. Within the constraints of our economic circumstances, we are maximising the funding...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: If I understood the question correctly, it related to the various programmes that exist across the institutes of technology, through Enterprise Ireland and so on. There is significant potential under Horizon 2020. The negotiations on the €80 billion package were concluded during the Irish Presidency, an effort to which the team that is behind me today was integral. Through...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: We have put in place a technology transfer strengthening initiative, TTSI programme, which is funded through Enterprise Ireland, and there are technology transfer offices within the individual organisations. The national intellectual property protocol deals with how industry engages with academia in terms of collaborations and how it mines that intellectual property. There should not,...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Deputy Lawlor raised the point.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I can wait until he comes back.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I will wait until he comes back.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Applications (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: 552. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take into account the awarding of discretionary milk quota in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the fact that they have been compliant with all previous systems in place for buying back milk quotas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2501/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (21 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: 631. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and fill the vacancy in the early intervention team in north Cork of a psychological therapist (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2646/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Patent Legislation (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: The options available under the Agreement setting up the Unified Patent Court (UPC) signed in February 2013 by 25 EU Member States are: to confer jurisdiction on the central division alone, to set up a local division of the Court or, to participate in a regional division of the Court with one or more Member States. My Department is currently examining the options for Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Agreements (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: The dates on which Ireland signed or acceded to these treaties and the date on which the treaties came into force in Ireland are set out in the following table. Treaty Signature/ Accession In Force Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property 22 October 1925 4 December 1925 Patent Cooperation Treaty 1 May 1992 1 August 1992 Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property...

Seanad: Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2013)

Seán Sherlock: Amendment No. 1 provides that the regulations which it is proposed that the Minister be empowered to make under section 8(2) will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. The regulations in question permit the Minister to provide that the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority can apply its systems of investigations and penalties to auditors and audit firms or firms listed...

Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (12 Dec 2013)

Seán Sherlock: I again thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I can assure him that we have a good knowledge of the DCU entity. I would be interested in exploring avenues with other higher education institutes, be they institutes of technology or universities, in regard to the development of similar entities. To be fair, teachers have a number of students to teach within the classroom environment and...

Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (12 Dec 2013)

Seán Sherlock: I am pleased to have the opportunity to respond to the issue raised by Deputy Nash and to clarify the position regarding the supports available for gifted children in schools. The Education Act 1998 requires the board of management of each school to publish the policy of the school relating to participation by students with special educational needs, including students who are exceptionally...