Nora Owen
Question:174 Mrs. Owen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will allocate resources to support new project starts in the basic science programme during 1998 in view of the decision to abort or at least postpone the basic science competition; and when she will reinstate this competition in view of the fact that Irish researchers have expended great time and resources, approximately £670,000, to produce proposals for this competition. [9475/98]