Government unintentionally cuts Irish science funding by 15%; Why should anyone be surprised with unintentional spending increases?

“Government unintentionally cut Irish science funding by 15% in last December’s budget and the cuts did not trigger the usual howls of protest. Why should anyone be surprised with unintentional spending increases? Junior minister for innovation Conor Lenihan said on Tuesday, that all public spending on scientific research is to be treated as if it were a single budget item as and from the next budget …” (more)

[Michael Hennigan, Finfacts, 16 September]

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