asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the value in 1988 or in the most recent year available of (1) the total expenditure on research and development by the manufacturing industry in Ireland, (2) the expenditure by public authorities on industrial research and development and (3) the comparison of research and development spending relative to industrial output across the different member states of the EC.
Written Answers. - Research and Development Expenditure.
86.
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
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£m |
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1. Estimated R & D expenditure by the manufacturing sector in 1988 |
125 |
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2. Expenditure by public authorities on industrial R & D in 1988 |
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—Allocation for grant payments to industry via IDA, SFADCo and Údarás na Gaeltachta |
18.1 |
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—Estimated industrial R & D carried out in State agencies (i.e. Eolas, Teagasc, BIM, NMRC, MAC, Innovation Centre FÁS and KDW) |
4.3 |
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—Industrial R & D carried out in institutes of higher education, funded by the science and technology development programme (i.e. biotechnology programme, advanced manufacturing technology programme, RTC/ industry partnership scheme and higher education/industry Co-operation scheme) |
2.3 |
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Total |
24.7 |
3. Business sector R & D as percentage of domestic product of industry 1986 (or nearest available year)
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% |
% |
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Belgium |
1.3 |
Italy |
0.9 |
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Denmark |
1.1 |
Luxembourg |
N/A |
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France |
1.7 |
Netherlands |
1.7 |
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Germany |
2.5 |
Portugal |
N/A |
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Greece |
N/A |
Spain |
0.4 |
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Ireland |
0.5 |
UK |
2.3 |