Funding support provided for the institutes of technology sector is primarily the responsibility of the Department of Education and Science and its agencies. While the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment does not have specific budgets to support research and development activity within the institutes of technology, funding is provided through a number of programmes. Up to €24 million is being made available via Enterprise Ireland over the duration of the national development plan 2000 to 2006 to develop incubation centres at 11 institute of technology campuses throughout the country. These centres will incorporate industrial research space to facilitate the commercialisation of research and development activity undertaken by the institutes. Funding is also available from other programmes to support research and development activities at the institutes. Such funding is allocated on a competitive basis to qualifying projects.