Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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1224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding for the National Open Research Coordinator for the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20930/22]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The National Open Research Coordinator (NORC) position was jointly supported by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) and the Department of Education and Skills from the establishment of the post on 1 September 2020.

Support was transferred to my Department following its establishment and the transfer of functions from DBEI to DFHERIS. The NORC is employed on a fixed-term contract by the Digital Repository Ireland (DRI) and funding is allocated to the DRI for this position from the Higher Education Authority, under the aegis of DFHERIS.

Details of payments made in respect of the Digital Repository of Ireland to support the role of the National Open Research Coordinator (inclusive of salary, other direct costs, and overheads) from September 2020 to April 2022 are included in the attached file.