Thomas Byrne
Ceist:553. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to provide for another five year cycle of the PRTLI for the period 2017 to 2021. [36091/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 November 2016
553. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to provide for another five year cycle of the PRTLI for the period 2017 to 2021. [36091/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) was launched in 1998, with five cycles of expenditure to date. The PRTLI supports the provision of top-class research infrastructure (buildings, laboratories and cutting edge equipment) as well as human capital development, through Structured PhD/Emergent Technology programmes across Ireland’s Higher Education Institutes (HEIs).
The Programme is designed to facilitate Ireland’s HEIs to produce world class research in key strategic areas: including but not limited to bioscience/biomedical; medical technologies; energy, environment and marine; food and drink; social sciences and humanities; ICT and advanced communications; and platform technologies and materials.
The planning and design of a successor to Cycle 5 of PRTLI is a commitment in Innovation 2020 and is being progressed by my Department working closely with the Department of Education and Skills. Plans for a new Cycle are at an early stage and consultation with key stakeholders will take place in due course.