Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 November 2023
43. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach the capital ceilings for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 in relation to the shared island unit, and the level of expenditure in each year in tabular form, and the number of university North-South research partnerships, arrangements or any other joint work that was entered to in each, of these years. [49601/23]
View answerThe Shared Island unit in the Department of the Taoiseach operates a published research programme. Administrative expenditure by year to date on this programme is provided in tabular form. Commissioned research typically involves North/South or East/West collaboration and is all published at www.gov.ie/sharedisland/research.
Separately, capital ceilings for the Government’s Shared Island Fund from 2021-2025 are set out in the revised National Development Plan. Following Government decisions on allocations, projects are taken forward by the relevant Government Minister and their Department. Fund allocations are made to and managed within Departmental Votes.
In relation to North South research partnerships, €50m was allocated by Government from the Shared Island Fund for the North South Research Programme to operate from 2022-2027, with funding also from the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. The North South Research Programme is administered by the Higher Education Authority on behalf of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Full information on the North South university research partnerships funded through the North South Research Programme is at: www.hea.ie/policy/research-policy.
Information in tabular form:
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Shared Island unit research programme expenditure (Costs related to the Shared Island unit are covered within the administrative budget of the Department of the Taoiseach, as set out in the published Revised Estimates Volume each year.) |
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2022 |
€620,000 |
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2021 |
€344,520 |
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2020 |
€0 |
