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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 January 2018

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Questions (330)

Niall Collins

Question:

330. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of research centres funded by Science Foundation Ireland in each of the years 2010 to 2017 in tabular form; the annual budget in this regard; and the 2018 budget allocation for same. [4047/18]

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Written answers

The following table provides the detail requested in regard to the number of SFI funded Research Centres and the annual budget in the years 2010 to 2017 and the 2018 budget allocation for same.  It should be noted that seven research centres were commenced in 2013 (AMBER, IPIC, APC, MaREI, INFANT, INSIGHT and SSPC), followed by a further five in 2015 (ADAPT, CONNECT, CURAM, iCRAG and Lero), an additional 4 in 2017 (iFORM, CONFIRM, BEACON, FutureNeuro) and a 17th (FutureMilk) is to be commenced during 2018. 

Year

No of active SFI Research Centres

Payments in Research Centres Programme

2010

0

€0

2011

0

€0

2012

0

€0

2013

7

€48,186,875

2014

7

€44,926,089

2015

12

€44,909,000

2016

12

€42,890,000

2017

16

€67,083,476

 

 

Budget allocation for Research Centres Programme payments

2018

17

€62,341,814

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