Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the formal relationship between her Department and Science Foundation Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26855/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department engages with Science Foundation Ireland on a regular basis. SFI is a member of the Higher Education Research Group (HERG), an implementation structure established under the Strategy for Science Technology and Innovation, chaired by my Department and representative of all stakeholders in research in higher education, including the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Department under whose aegis SFI operates.