“Cork South Central Fianna Fáil TD, Michael McGrath, has today said that the Lisbon Treaty’s commitment to supporting high level research and development is vital to Ireland’s success as a knowledge-based economy. Deputy McGrath said: ‘Ireland’s bid to become a centre for innovation will be greatly enhanced by voting Yes to Lisbon. The Lisbon Treaty has committed to supporting high quality research and development projects. This will improve Ireland’s competitiveness and drive employment as Ireland strives to become a knowledge-based economy.’ At €50 billion, the current research budget, the 7th Research Framework Programme 2007 -2013, is the largest in the history of the EU …” (more)
[CorkPolitics.ie, 16 September]