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Tue 08 Aug 2009McCarthy call to cut science funding crass and ill-informed
OPINION:Colm McCarthy’s report on spending cuts is wrong: public investment in science is paying off, writes LUKE O'NEILL
IN THE past seven years Ireland has risen on the international league tables in relation to its performance in scientific research. This achievement is because of increased funding over that period by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the government agency which funds scientific research. The evidence for this can be seen across several internationally accepted measures, notably outputs in terms of discoveries (as measured by publications), patents, spin-out companies and collaborations with multinationals. The investment made to date is working.
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