The Research Facilitator has been created to assist Irish and other academic organisations access offshore marine research data relating to the Irish Designated Area. This data includes data collected by the Irish Petroleum Infrastructure Programme (PIP) and by other organisations undertaking research in the Irish Offshore. The Research Facilitator will assist researchers to develop projects, to locate datasets and to find possible co-venturers or sources of funding.

In the first instance researchers are directed towards the following websites for further information: