My Department no longer prepares the Government's R&D Budget; responsibility for the R&D Budget is now with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (D/FHERIS). The Government's latest R&D Budget was published by D/FHERIS on 16th December 2021 and is available at the following link: gov.ie - Research and Development Budget: 2020 to 2021 (www.gov.ie).
Outsourced R&D performed either inside or outside the State is not captured in the R&D Budget. However, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) does include questions on outsourced R&D in its biennial survey of Business Expenditure on Research and Development (BERD) . The CSO has provided the most recent data available. Total outsourced R&D in Ireland was €17.104 billion in 2019, of which €1.899 billion was performed in Ireland and €15.206 billion was performed abroad. A breakdown of these figures by research performer (i.e. companies, colleges or private research institutes etc.) is attached.
Outsourced Business Expenditure on R&D in Ireland, 2019
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Within Republic of Ireland
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R&D expenditure paid to:
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Sum (€000's)
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Related companies
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€60,820
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Non-related companies
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€1,429,510
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Government research companies
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€1,510
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Higher education institutes
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€401,559
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Private R&D Institutes
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€3,204
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Other
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€2,559
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Total
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€1,899,163
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Outside Republic of Ireland
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Related companies
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€13,346,669
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Non-related companies
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€387,945
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Government research companies
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€24
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Higher education institutes
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€26,042
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Private R&D Institutes
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€5,160
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Other
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€1,439,828
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Total
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€15,205,667
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Overall total
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€17,104,830
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