Research and Development

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 September 2021

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Questions (151)

Rose Conway-Walsh

Question:

151. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the next business expenditure on research and development, BERD, survey will be published. [43028/21]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

The Central Statistics Office compiles statistics on Business Expenditure on Research and Development (BERD) every two years under EU statistical regulations. The most recent BERD results relate to the period 2019 to 2020 and were published by the CSO on 2 March 2021. The results are available at the following link on the CSO website: www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/berd/businessexpenditureonresearchdevelopment2019-2020/.

The next iteration of BERD data will cover the period 2021 to 2022 and will be published in March 2023.

In alternate years, the CSO conducts the Community Innovation Survey (CIS) which is published under the title Innovation in Irish Enterprises. Data collection for the period 2018 to 2020 is currently ongoing and the results are planned for publication in April 2022. The latest Innovation in Irish Enterprises results, for 2016 to 2018, are available at: www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/iie/innovationinirishenterprises2018/.