Main recommendations

Funding for BRG scheme should reach £7.6m per year and then be GDP linked

Funding for BRG scheme should reach £7.6m per year and then be GDP linked

Support funding for PhD students should be raised

The proportion of funding for larger projects using post doctoral students should rise

Existing funding appraisal system should be overhauled

More funding to bring up quality of infrastructure in Irish laboratories

The scheme should be subject to re-evaluation once budgets reach £7.6m

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