Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 December 2019
315. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount expended as a percentage of GNP on research spending in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [53302/19]
View answerThe table below shows Ireland's Government Budget Allocations on R&D (GBARD) as percentage of GNP for the years 2010 to 2018, with an estimate for 2019.
Table 1: Government Budget Allocations on R&D (GBARD) as percentage of GNP, 2010-2018
|
Year |
Government Budget Allocations on R&D (GBARD) as percentage of GNP |
|
2010 |
0.59% |
|
2011 |
0.57% |
|
2012 |
0.54% |
|
2013 |
0.48% |
|
2014 |
0.44% |
|
2015 |
0.37% |
|
2016 |
0.33% |
|
2017 |
0.31% |
|
2018 |
0.30% |
|
2019 (est.) |
0.30% |
For more information please see the R&D Budget 2018-2019 at the following link:
https://dbei.gov.ie/en/Publications/The-R-D-Budget-2018-2019.html
