Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has taken any decision concerning the future of research funding programmes operated under the Higher Education Authority. [21999/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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This year my Department is providing some €41 million to support research activities across a range of programmes, including schemes managed by the two research councils, and the technological sector research initiative.

As the Deputy will be aware, my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is undertaking a Comprehensive Expenditure Review across all areas of Government spending. This process, which will be completed by end September, will inform budgetary decisions. In this context, the Deputy will appreciate that I am not presently in a position to comment on specific areas of expenditure within my Department.