Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 February 2023
307. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [9383/23]
View answerGrant awards are made periodically by the Research Division of the Department for ‘public good’ research projects. These projects are undertaken by researchers in eligible Irish Research Performing Organisations following Calls for Research Proposals.
These calls are competitive and the final report of all funded projects is published on the Department’s website. Research Division currently have 196 live projects.
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Live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned |
Expected date of completion |
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A novel method to produce haemoglobin based films for food packaging applications |
31/12/2022 |
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A smart and open-science approach to monitor and analyse deer populations in the Republic of Ireland and set the scene for evidence-based deer management |
31/08/2022 |
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A systematic review and synthesis of climate adaptation research relevant for Irish Agriculture and a research gap analysis and prioritisation |
28/02/2025 |
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Abating Ammonia in Agriculture |
30/11/2024 |
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Accelerating genetic gain and improving beef output from dairy herds |
31/05/2026 |
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Accounting for Forest Ecosystem Services in Ireland |
28/02/2026 |
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Adaptation, mitigation and protection strategies to increase resilience of Irish forests to address the impacts of climate change |
31/03/2026 |
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Adding value to ready to eat crustacean products by improving their quality, safety and shelf life using enhanced conventional and novel processing methods. |
31/12/2018 |
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Agrifood quality estimation using hyperspectral techniques |
29/02/2024 |
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Evaluating Land-Use and Land Management Impacts on Soil organic Carbon in Irish Agricultural Systems |
30/11/2022 |
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Amoebic Disease of Salmon |
31/12/2020 |
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Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Animal Production |
31/10/2021 |
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An ICT-based real-time advisory tool to minimise tail biting in fattening pigs |
31/01/2024 |
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Application of next generation sequencing for the identification of DNA based biomarkers in regulatory regions of the genome for susceptibility to bovine respiratory disease complex |
30/04/2022 |
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Application of Novel food processing and microanalytical technologies to identify and control spores, in dried food ingredients, and of biofilms in food processing environments-a systems microbiology approach to ensuring quality and safety |
30/04/2019 |
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Assessment of the risk and route of contamination of Bisphenol A (BPA) in Irish origin meat and meat products |
31/10/2022 |
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Assuring the Chemical and Microbial Safety of Organic Waste Spread on Land in Ireland |
30/11/2025 |
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Behaviours for Safer Farming |
30/09/2023 |
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Beverage formulation/reformulation targeted at older population using in vitro assay to design whey protein structure for optimum glutathione (GSH) generation and increased antioxidant potential |
31/05/2019 |
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Biomarkers and Microbiome in Farms for Antimicrobial Resistance Management |
31/12/2023 |
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Biostimulants and Biopesticides for Crop Production |
31/08/2024 |
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Blue whiting protein hydrolysates for management of sarcopenia |
31/03/2023 |
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BoviTB |
31/12/2025 |
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Upper Respiratory Tract Microbiome & Virome Project |
31/12/2022 |
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Bridging Research & Practice to Improve the Future Sustainability and Growth of the Irish Bivalve Industry |
30/11/2025 |
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Building the M.bovis WGS Computational Toolbox |
31/01/2025 |
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Campylobacter – Control On-farm via Prevention and Exclusion |
28/02/2021 |
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CAPRI-Green - Enhancement of CAPRI modelling with specific focus on its environmental and economic analytical capacity for Ireland |
31/12/2021 |
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Characterising the effect of Dietary Fibres on the Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Health in ‘at-risk’ individuals: Opportunities for New Food Product Development |
30/09/2022 |
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Circular Biobased Pilot Scale Demonstration |
31/12/2024 |
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Clean Broilers through Enhanced Farm Biosecurity, Processing Prerequisites and HACCP Based Interventions |
30/09/2021 |
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Climate Resilient and Responsible Innovations in Potato |
30/06/2024 |
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Climate-smart Dairy: Assessing Challenges, Innovations, and Solutions |
31/03/2025 |
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Combating Antibiotic Resistance in Philippine Lakes: One Health upstream interventions to reduce the burden |
31/05/2025 |
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COMplex Biofilms and AMR Transmission |
28/02/2025 |
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Controlling Campylobacter Contamination in Poultry Processing |
31/08/2023 |
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CREDIT (Cadmium: Reduce, Evaluate, Detect, Inform with Technologies |
31/07/2022 |
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Decision support system for sustainable and GHG optimized milk production in key European areas |
31/12/2022 |
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Deer impact on biodiversity: linking soil, plants, and vertebrates |
31/01/2024 |
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Delivering processed meat products with health benefits |
31/07/2018 |
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Demonstration of sensor-based rapid microbial testing technology to increase shelf life, safety and traceability of industrial fresh meats |
30/09/2022 |
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Developing an outcomes-based framework for the DAFM animal welfare NGO grant programme |
31/01/2024 |
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Developing genetic parameters for resistance to gastrointestinal nematode infections in lambs and their incorporation into the Irish national breeding programme |
31/10/2025 |
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Developing improved Vicia faba breeding practices and varieties to drive domestic protein production in the European Union |
30/09/2023 |
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Developing Multifaceted bioeconomy demonstration sites within Irish Midlands and connected Just Transition Region: Quo Vadis |
31/12/2024 |
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Developing the next generation of protein-enriched spray dried dairy powders with enhanced hydration properties |
31/07/2022 |
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Development and validation of an on-farm, electronic disease diagnosis platform for cattle |
31/05/2021 |
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Development and Validation of High Throughput predictors for large capacity screening of methane emitting ruminant livestock at an individual and system level |
28/02/2027 |
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Development and validation of novel technologies to reduce methane emissions from pasture based Irish Agricultural systems |
30/11/2023 |
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Development of a National Framework for Vitamin D Deficiency Prevention – A Multi-Actor Approach to Nutrition Security |
31/05/2026 |
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Development of a novel high protein, polyphenol enriched dairy beverage for athletes and physically active individuals. |
30/09/2022 |
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Development of a vaccine against bovine coronavirus variants that cause respiratory disease in cattle |
31/10/2023 |
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Development of an Ecosystem for Delivery of Next Generation Wood Products |
31/10/2025 |
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Development of genomic epidemiology systems for tracking and eradicating Mycobacterium bovis in Ireland |
29/02/2024 |
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Development of novel sustainable enzyme-based cleaning-in-place regimes for cheese production |
31/10/2024 |
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Development of Spore Analysis Critical Control Point (SACCP) charts for application in dairy manufacturing processes |
31/03/2019 |
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Development of Synbiotics for enhancing the soil microbiome |
28/02/2025 |
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Development of water use and waste management framework for the dairy processing industry |
28/02/2019 |
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Digitalisation in agriculture and forestry through data security |
31/03/2022 |
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Distilling and Brewing- BuildING CAPacity |
31/07/2024 |
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Duckweed as a novel, sustainable source of protein for Ireland |
31/08/2026 |
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Early Warning Models for Detecting Re-Emergence of BVD |
31/01/2025 |
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Eco-friendly compostable pectin based packaging material derived from waste sources of fruit pulp and its validation in bread packaging |
30/09/2024 |
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Efficacy & safety of nitrification and urease inhibitors |
31/08/2026 |
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Enhancement of texture, flavour & nutritional value of meat products for older people |
31/10/2017 |
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Ensuring food safety in grass systems using NBPT treated urea |
30/09/2022 |
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Evolving grass weed challenges and their impact on the adoption of carbon smart tillage systems |
31/03/2026 |
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Examination of the Irish milk metabolome for improved prediction of milk processability and sustainability |
31/03/2026 |
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Exploitation of dairy ingredients in the development of 3 Dimensional Structured Dairy Snacks |
31/07/2022 |
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Exploration of Irish meat processing streams for recovery of high value protein based ingredients for food & non food uses |
31/08/2018 |
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Extraction and exploitation of bioactive fish components for health enhancement |
30/06/2023 |
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Facilitating water table management on carbon rich soils |
31/03/2026 |
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FARM interventions to Control Antimicrobial ResistancE |
31/03/2025 |
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Farm Sustainability Tools for Efficient Nutrient Management |
31/08/2024 |
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New strategies to predict and monitor semen fertility |
31/03/2023 |
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Genetic, nutritional and management approaches to improve fertility in lactating dairy cattle |
30/11/2017 |
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Fisheries Knowledge for Optimal Sustainable Management |
31/03/2022 |
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Flavoromics of Grass-Fed Beef and Lamb |
31/05/2026 |
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Innovative control of fluke in Irish livestock leading to sustainable use of anthelmintics and reduced potential for anthelmintic resistance |
30/11/2017 |
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Food based dietary guidelines for sustainable and healthy lifestyles |
31/07/2024 |
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Foodborne Viruses in Ireland – farm to fork Investigation, Identifying Risk and mitigation Approaches for Hepatitis E Virus, Hepatitis A Virus, Norovirus & Sapovirus. |
30/04/2020 |
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Forest growth and development on high pH soils and marl sites |
31/08/2022 |
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Forest Management Research |
30/11/2020 |
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Future Proofing Irish livestock sustainability (SmartSward) |
31/07/2023 |
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Gas to Grass |
31/10/2023 |
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Generation of Functional Foods to Promote the Growth of Newly Identified Health Associated Microbes in the Gut |
28/02/2023 |
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Genetic Improvement of the Sport Horse Population for Show Jumping in Ireland |
30/11/2022 |
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Genetic selection for improved milk and meat product quality in dairy, beef and sheep. |
30/04/2019 |
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Genomic evaluation for the sustainable Improvement of Sitka spruce |
31/08/2023 |
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Genomics to Investigate Risks of Toxin-Producing Vibrio in Irish Shellfish |
31/01/2022 |
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Greenhouse gas emission efficiencies of Irish beef and dairy systems |
31/12/2024 |
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HALYomorpha halys IDentification: Innovative ICT tools for targeted monitoring and sustainable management of the brown marmorated stink bug and other pests |
31/03/2024 |
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Harnessing the potato-microbiome interactions for development of sustainable breeding and production strategies |
31/12/2022 |
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High Nature Value Farmland and Forestry Systems for Biodiversity |
30/11/2022 |
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Highlighting Pathways to Empower Rural Women to have Sustainable & Equitable livelihoods in Farming |
31/01/2024 |
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Hydrological and sediment impacts of forestry operations in Ireland |
31/08/2024 |
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ICONICA: Impact of long-term phosphorus additions on Carbon sequestration and Nitrogen Cycling in Agricultural soils |
31/03/2025 |
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Identification and sustainable deployment of wheat genetic diversity to enhance the resilience and security of the European Food supply |
31/01/2026 |
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Impact of plant diversity on carbon storage and yield stability in semi-natural grasslands |
31/03/2025 |
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Improved Animal Husbandry through Inhibition of Microbial Bile Salt Hydrolase |
31/05/2021 |
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Improved Pig Health through the Novel Application of SynBio in Phage Therapy |
30/09/2025 |
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Improvements to the dynamic yield models and to Growfor |
31/08/2022 |
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Improving the eating quality of Irish Pork |
31/07/2017 |
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Increasing Risk of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Events In Ireland |
30/11/2025 |
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Indentifying functional SNPs |
30/11/2022 |
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Innovative Design for the Future - Use and Reuse of Wood (Building) Components |
31/07/2022 |
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Innovative food friendly processes of hemp CBD extraction and evaluation of hemp as a source of functional-food ingredients |
30/04/2026 |
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Innovative food processing and new technological solutions for the design of novel healthy products for the prepared consumer foods sector |
31/08/2024 |
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Innovative food structures to enhance the sensory experience, the nutrient profile and nutrient bioavailability for older people. |
30/11/2021 |
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INTEGRATED CROP- RUMINANT LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS AS A STRATEGY TO INCREASE NUTRIENT CIRCULARITY |
28/02/2026 |
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INtegrated Framework fOR Mapping, Modelling and Monitoring Ireland’s BIOeconomy |
30/11/2025 |
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Investigation of chlorates in foods: using the dairy industry as a transferrable knowledge model |
31/12/2023 |
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IPM 2030- Stage 1: Alternative Plant Protection |
31/01/2024 |
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IPM 2030- Stage 2: Crop Guidelines |
31/01/2025 |
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IPM 2030- Stage 3: Impacts of Pesticides |
31/01/2024 |
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Knowledge-driven genomic predictions for sustainable disease resistance in wheat |
31/05/2022 |
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Land-Use, Agriculture and Bioenergy Measures for the Abatement of Climate Change and inclusion in Marginal Abatement Cost Curve analyse |
31/01/2027 |
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Lowering the Carbon & Ammonia footprints of pasture-based dairy production |
31/10/2024 |
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Manipulation and Integration of Nitrogen Emissions (MINE) |
31/01/2022 |
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Mental health Help-seeking in Irish Farmers |
31/10/2023 |
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Microbiota-inflamation-Brain axis in heart failure: new food, biomarkerS and AI Approach for the prevention of underRnutrition in Older |
31/03/2024 |
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Milking extracellular vesicles for improved infant milk formula |
30/04/2023 |
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Mitigation of Emissions from Livestock Agriculture |
31/01/2024 |
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Modelling Opportunities for Forestry Recreation |
30/04/2022 |
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Modular mass timber building for the circular economy |
30/04/2025 |
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Multi-criteria assessment, decision support and management tools for sustainable circular mixed farming systems for dairy production |
28/02/2025 |
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MultiRepro - A multidisciplinary approach to improving the reproductive performance in the Irish sheep, beef and dairy populations |
31/05/2022 |
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Mycotox-I: field to fork assessment and mitigation of mycotoxin exposure risk on the Island of Ireland |
30/11/2025 |
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National Adult Nutrition Survey II |
31/08/2023 |
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Network for insect vectors in Ireland |
30/11/2025 |
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New Active Sustainable Packaging with Natural Antimicrobials for Shelf Life extension of Fish Products |
31/08/2026 |
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NEXCELSIOR: Next steps in managing the impact of ash dieback |
28/02/2022 |
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NEXUSMAP - Next generation approaches to improved diagnostics and molecular epidemiology for control of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis |
31/08/2022 |
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Novel Nitrate/Nitrite Reduced and Nitrate/Nitrite Free Meats: Safety, Quality and Shelf-life |
31/05/2026 |
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Novel Nutritional & Managment strategies to reduce antimicrobial reliance & antimicrobial resistance in Irish Pig farms |
30/09/2024 |
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NUTRIGEN - The interaction between genotype and nutrition in high yielding dairy cows in seasonal grass based systems of milk production |
30/11/2021 |
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Online Pest-Risk Analysis Modelling |
31/01/2025 |
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OPTI-BC - Optimising production technology in Ireland for break crops |
31/07/2022 |
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Optimised breeding program for efficient and quality beef from dairy herds |
31/03/2024 |
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Optimising non-invasive genetic methods for surveying badger populations in Ireland |
31/01/2025 |
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Palatable, nutritious and digestible foods for prevention of under-nutrition in active aging |
31/03/2024 |
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PASTURE-NUE: A multidisciplinary approach to increasing the nitrogen use efficiency of pasture-based systems |
31/12/2025 |
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Precision Nutrition for improved animal productivity, product quality and environmental sustainability – (Precision Nutrition) |
30/09/2018 |
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Process Analytical Technologies for Dairy and Infant Formula powder manufacture |
30/04/2019 |
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PROTECTS: Protecting terrestrial ecosystems through sustainable pesticide use |
28/02/2023 |
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Protein-I: Shared Island Sustainable Healthy Nutrition |
31/12/2026 |
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Quantifying, understanding and mitigating microbial and chemical food safety risks in horticulture |
31/07/2024 |
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Rapid demonstration model of a sustainable food systems approach in Horticulture |
30/11/2025 |
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Recovering and Exploiting Old and New Barley Diversity for Future-Ready Agriculture |
31/12/2025 |
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REfining Emission Factors for Inventory Reporting |
28/02/2027 |
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Reintegrating Land and Livestock for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Circularity |
31/01/2025 |
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Relationship between bending, tension and other properties of Irish spruce |
29/02/2024 |
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Response of tree species to climate change |
31/03/2024 |
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Reviewing and updating the network of gene conservation units for target native forest species in Ireland |
31/05/2022 |
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Roadmap for efficient and effective ruminant breeding programs to reduce enteric methane production |
28/02/2027 |
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Rumen microbiome MINING for bacterial cultures to reduce Methane |
31/12/2026 |
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Rural Generational Renewal 2050 |
28/02/2023 |
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SCOPE (Sensing CrOp PathogEns) |
30/09/2022 |
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Seaweed Bioactives supplemented animal feeds |
31/05/2026 |
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Seaweed-Microbe Interactions to enhance bioactive yields for food applications |
30/06/2022 |
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Seaweeds and seaweed-ingredients to reduce enteric methane emissions from pasture-based sheep, cattle and dairy cows |
31/01/2024 |
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Seaweeds as a source of non-digestible complex polysaccharide components for the development of novel prebiotic ingredients for the functional food industry |
30/11/2018 |
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SEERAC - Spatially Explicit Ecological Risk Assessment framework for Conservation planning of Coastal waters |
30/06/2021 |
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Sensing Nutrients for Agronomic Advice |
31/01/2024 |
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Sensory Network Ireland |
30/09/2019 |
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Shelf-life and safety of fermented and smoked foods |
30/06/2024 |
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Signature of Irish Grass Fed Beef |
31/08/2024 |
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Soil management effects on soil organic matter properties and carbon sequestration |
31/05/2025 |
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Strategies for Circular Agriculture to reduce GHG emissions within and between farming systems across an agro-ecological gradient |
28/02/2025 |
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Strengthening Implementation of National Action Plans by estimating the Full Economic burden of AMR across all ONE Health settings |
31/12/2024 |
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Surveillance Welfare and Biosecurity of Farmed Animals |
31/12/2023 |
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Sustainable construction and Assessment Of the full Lifecycle impact of Irish harvested Wood products |
31/03/2026 |
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Sustainable ruminant breeding programs for low environmental footprint |
31/08/2023 |
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Sustainable Transition of the Rural Economy through Generational Renewal |
31/01/2024 |
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Surveillance Welfare and Biosecurity of Farmed Animals |
31/10/2021 |
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SymbiOtIc soLutions for HEalthy Agricultural Landscapes |
28/02/2025 |
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Technologies for the enrichment & recovery of novel bioactive ingredients from plant food processing wastes |
30/09/2018 |
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The effect of conservation agriculture interventions on greenhouse gas emissions |
28/02/2024 |
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The foodborne emergence and epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in Ireland |
30/09/2022 |
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The use of marine derived antibacterial agents to combat the prevalence of salmonella in pork products. |
30/04/2018 |
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Towards a Co-designed Regional Strategy for the Bioeconomy |
31/07/2026 |
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Towards Integrated Pest Management for Pine Weevil in Ireland |
30/06/2022 |
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Transformation to Continuous Cover Forestry: Synergies and Tradeoffs |
31/01/2026 |
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Transforming pasture-based livestock systems through improved design of multi-species mixtures under reduced-nitrogen regimes |
30/06/2027 |
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Tri-partite Collaborative: Targeted Genome editing to Understand and Enhance Genetic Resistance to Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle |
30/09/2021 |
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True SOC Sequestration: Understanding Trade-offs and Dynamic Interactions Between SOC stocks and GHG Emissions for Climate-Smart Agri-Soil Management |
28/02/2025 |
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Understanding Listeria monocytogenes growth in food in order to simplify the guidelines for undertaking food challenge studies. |
31/08/2022 |
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Unlocking data-driven innovation for improving productivity and data sharing in mushroom value chain |
28/02/2024 |
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Unlocking Protein Resource Opportunities to Evolve Ireland's Nutrition |
31/10/2025 |
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Unlocking the potential of microalgae for the valorisation of brewery waste products into omega-3 rich animal feed and fertilisers |
31/08/2025 |
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Using a 'One Welfare' framework to develop alternative high welfare pig production systems |
30/11/2025 |
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Using stakeholder insights to drive behavioural change in the pig industry |
31/12/2023 |
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Utilising organic bio-resources and novel technologies to develop specifically designed and sustainable peat replacements for professional horticultural crop production |
31/01/2027 |
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Valorisation of Digestate using Photocatalysis and Hydrodynamic Cavitation |
31/05/2025 |
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Virome analysis of BM-FARM herds |
31/05/2025 |
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Wildlife and AntiMicrobial Resistance |
31/01/2024 |
Other Divisions within the Department engage in research that is either undertaken or commissioned. There are currently 13 such projects ongoing.
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Title of current study/ review/ research undertaken or commissioned |
Scheduled End Date |
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Two host species transmission data analysis and modelling to calculate risk maps for bovine TB during eradication by badger vaccination in Ireland (Wageningen University, Department of Animal Sciences, Netherlands) |
31 December 2023 |
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An investigation into the role of land-use and wildlife vectors in Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in the Republic of Ireland. A nationwide study to examine casual factors and identify high-risk areas for BTB breakdowns. |
31 December 2023 |
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Estimating the Burden of Cattle Disease in Ireland to inform Private and Public Sector Health Investment Policy Considerations. A project contributing to the Global Burden of Animal Disease Programme. |
31 August 2025 |
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Towards 2030: filling the wildlife ecology gap in the bTB eradication strategy by modelling badger abundance, health, and sett distribution, using recent advances in Bayesian modelling. |
31 December 2024 |
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An investigation into the role of land-use and wildlife vectors in bovine tuberculosis (BTb) in the Republic of Ireland. A nationwide study to examine casual factors and identify high-risk areas for BTb breakdowns |
31 December 2023 |
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Application of Whole Genome Sequencing to BVD Virus in Ireland, to understand transmission and investigate outbreaks. |
31 July 2023 |
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The epidemiology of Mycoplasma bovis infection in cattle in Ireland. |
31 March 2024 |
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Bovine Abortion: risk factors, pathogens and diagnostics |
31 March 2024 |
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Byesian Modelling of BTb Transmission factors in Irish Cattle Herds |
31 March 2023 |
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Estimating the hidden burden of bovine tuberculosis in Ireland – Missed Cattle Infections |
31 December 2023 |
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Towards 2030: filling the wildlife ecology gap in the bTB eradication strategy by modelling badger abundance, health, and sett distribution, using recent advances in Bayesian modelling. |
31 December 2024 |
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The UCD Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis (UCD CVERA) conducting research for the control and eradication of regulatory animal diseases, which includes national programme for bovine tuberculosis. |
Ongoing |
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Applying Behavioural Science to the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Programme - Economic Social Research Institute (ESRI |
Q4 2023 |
