Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 27 seeks to specify that an object of an túdarás is "enable and assist research sharing and technology transfer between designated higher education institutions and public bodies". I have already made this point. It is in line with Article 4.1(g) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which specifies that all parties to the agreement, which includes Ireland, should:

Promote and cooperate in scientific, technological, technical, socio-economic and other research, systematic observation and development of data archives related to the climate system and intended to further the understanding and to reduce or eliminate the remaining uncertainties regarding the causes, effects, magnitude and timing of climate change and the economic and social consequences of various response strategies.

One of the European Union's greatest moral, humanitarian and diplomatic errors ever has been its failure to share technology around Covid-19 vaccines.