Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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423. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to any previous academic malpractice in relation to a person (details supplied); and if so, if this was known prior to said person's appointment to the Science Foundation Ireland. [32066/13]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I am not aware of any academic malpractice in relation to the individual concerned. I understand that a matter relating to published academic articles was raised publicly recently and was addressed by the individual concerned.

I am aware, however, that over thirty years, the individual has published over 270 papers in various leading scientific journals including Science magazine.

He is a graduate of Queens University of Belfast with degrees in Dentistry (BDS 1^st class honours), Anatomy and Embryology (BSc 1^st class honours, PhD) and Medical Sciences (DMedSc). He holds Fellowships from the Royal Colleges of Surgeons in Ireland (FFD) and Edinburgh (FDS) and is a Founding Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci).

He is the recipient of numerous international awards, prizes, medals and honours for his research, including a CBE from Queen Elizabeth II.