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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: It is worth knowing the indications from foreign direct investment companies are twofold. When Great Britain was indicating it was about to leave the European Union, foreign direct investment companies in Ireland were still taking on people, expanding and building. It is also interesting that if we go back six months, when the indications from the United States were it might change its tax...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: Deputy Donnelly's question is very interesting and relevant. As the Minister said, I have addressed two meetings with Enterprise Ireland involving 60 companies and 120 companies, respectively. Many companies are engaging. There are three issues here. Number one is there is no question that we should not underestimate companies that feel they are prepared for Brexit. Neither the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: That is no problem. I am looking forward to it. As Minister of State with responsibility for research, development and innovation issues, I am happy to outline to members what is being delivered through our activities in the programme B expenditure area. As we are all aware, the evidence clearly shows that research and innovation are key drivers of productivity and economic growth. In...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: As for the amounts mentioned, part of the Supplementary Estimate is going to pay the continuous debt over the past number of years. In respect of the physical space for research to which the Deputy referred, the Department of Education and Skills has announced funding in the context of budget 2018 that will address the need for physical space for research in the higher education sector....

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: I think it includes the higher education sector, as well as institutes of technology. The issue and the argument has always been the institutes of technology versus the universities. I do not see it that way-----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: No, that is not correct. A portion of the PRTLI funding to the amount of €5.5 million will be used to commence a postgraduate programme, including both PhDs and research masters, in universities. It is important we do not differentiate between what universities and institutes of technology do. Some of our greatest research is coming from institutes of technology.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: It is interesting that when one talks about the PRTLI, Innovation 2020 includes an action to scope out and develop a successor to the PRTLI in support of new investment in research, which will encompass infrastructure, including buildings and equipment. It also contains actions to increase the enrolment of PhDs and research masters. It is important to note, however, that we are operating in...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: It is interesting and important to note that in 2018 there is an allocation for approximately 120 PhD and research masters places in universities. That is significant.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: It is Deputy-----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: I think it is a successor to cycle 5 of the PRTLI.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: I see where you are coming from. The Deputy is correct. The PRTLI programme cycle 5 did include the expression or definition of bricks and mortar. Our critical investment was training people first. That is of critical importance based on where we are, where we are coming from and where we are facing with Brexit. I refer to us having our people ready to make sure we get all the funding we...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: It is an interesting point.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: That is the context and impact indicators?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: The Deputy is on university-industry collaboration on research and development?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: Right now Ireland's research and development investment rate is at 1.43% of GNP, so the Deputy is correct. The rate is based on the latest Central Statistics Office gross national product, GNP, figure from July 2016. There are two issues. As the economic recovery continues, this is predicted to increase GDP and GNP, so the rate will continue to fall back until 2020 if there is no increase...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: I should have said that under the national development plan there is a priority for nine research and development investments, which is pretty significant.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: It is a priority laid down by Europe under the Horizon 2020 programme in innovation, research and development that all countries should try to reach the 2.5% of GNP target. It has proven extremely difficult with most countries, as with ourselves. For example, the Deputy made the point about the availability of scientists and engineers. This is why substantial funding is being put into new...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: The key metric for the assessment of innovative activity in research and development is expenditure as a percentage of GNP. Ireland's research and development intensity rate is estimated at 1.43% for 2016. In July 2017, the CSO released the national income and expenditure annual results for 2016, including the new modified gross national income, GNI, indicator, which has been designed to...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: It is acknowledged by Europe that it is the success of the economy that is causing a fallback, as the Deputy would know. We are at 1.45% and I think we will probably reach approximately 1.78%. That is not bad. We will be on a par with most other countries Europe. It is not the case that when we return here in 2020, all countries in Europe will have reached 2.5%. I guarantee that they...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: That is one of the reasons we have focused a lot of time, money and effort on collaborating with multinational, foreign direct investment industries. I will give an example of that. If one went back 15 or 20 years and looked at the collaboration of our universities, institutes of technology and research and development interests with big multinational companies, one would discover that...