Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 136: To ask the Taoiseach if the expert private sector panel set out in the revised programme for Government has been established; the list of the members of the expert private sector panel; the number of meetings held by the panel to date; the decisions that were taken at those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6067/10]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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This commitment in the Programme for Government was made in the context of the ongoing work of the Innovation Taskforce which is looking at opportunities for Ireland to strengthen its position as a location for innovation and commercialisation in order to support sustainable employment in the context of ongoing investments under the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation. The Taskforce is due to report shortly and its recommendations will inform how this commitment is implemented.