Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 592: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a response will be forthcoming further to correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32139/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that I have not received the correspondence referred to. My Department provides annual funding to the Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) towards a range of awards, including post-graduate scholarships, which are available to those who wish to pursue research at recognised higher education institutions in Ireland. As the primary strategic objective of IRCHSS centres on building research capacity in Higher Education Institutions in Ireland, applications are not accepted from researchers seeking to pursue research opportunities in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the EU.