Written answers

Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Department of Education and Skills

Intellectual Property Protocol

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of spin-out companies co-located in higher education institutes, broken down by institute in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17068/17]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of spin-out companies co-located in higher education institutes, broken down by institute in tabular form; the details of the percentage shareholding in each company held by the higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17069/17]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the higher education institutions have a role to play in the governance of intellectual property policy; if they have carried out a review into intellectual property policy in recent years; if they have plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17070/17]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue accrued by higher education institutions in respect of the sale of spin-out companies from 2008 to date in 2017, by institute, by amount and by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17071/17]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that all staff and management of higher education institutes, who are directors or have been directors since 2008, and those who had or have a shareholding in spin-out companies co-located in the institutions where they have worked have complied fully with their statutory and ethical obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17072/17]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vice presidents of institutes of technology or heads of research in institutes of technology who were directors or shareholders in spin-out companies co-located in the institute in which they are employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17073/17]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of current presidents of institutes of technology who are or were directors or shareholders in spin-out companies by institute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17074/17]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the office that is the policyholder of intellectual property policy in higher education institutes; if it varies from institution to institution; the name of the office in each institute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17075/17]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 to 191, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and I will arrange for it to be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

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