Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 441: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the steps which will be taken to transfer the funding for the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation; the amount of funding provided for the PRLTI in this year's Book of Estimates; the number of staff, that will be transferred with the allocation of responsibility for this programme from her Department to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13861/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Taoiseach announced the transfer of the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions from my Department to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment last week. Discussions are ongoing between my Department and the Departments of Finance and Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to the arrangements for this transfer. It is intended that the transfer will be concluded as soon as possible.

An allocation of €50 million has been included in the Revised Book of Estimates for the Programme in 2010.