The following tables provide the total Horizon 2020 (EU) funding awarded to SMEs, by county, for each of the years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The tables are based on the European Commission's most recent data release on Horizon 2020, which cover the period up to the 30th September 2017.
Information on SMEs that have secured funding in the SME Instrument of Horizon 2020 can be searched geographically at the European Commission’s publicly accessible Data Hub at: https://sme.easme-web.eu/.
Horizon 2020 (EU) funding awarded to SMEs up to Sep 2017
Table 1: 2014
County
|
No. companies
|
Amount (€k)
|
CARLOW
|
1
|
266
|
CORK
|
3
|
1,094
|
DUBLIN
|
21
|
4,138
|
GALWAY
|
3
|
776
|
KERRY
|
4
|
758
|
LIMERICK
|
1
|
50
|
OFFALY
|
1
|
50
|
WATERFORD
|
1
|
50
|
WESTMEATH
|
1
|
50
|
Table 2: 2015
County
|
No. companies
|
Amount (€k)
|
CARLOW
|
2
|
569
|
CLARE
|
1
|
50
|
CORK
|
10
|
5,961
|
DUBLIN
|
42
|
13,478
|
GALWAY
|
10
|
3,255
|
KERRY
|
2
|
50
|
KILDARE
|
1
|
58
|
LIMERICK
|
5
|
2,091
|
LOUTH
|
6
|
1,294
|
MAYO
|
1
|
187
|
TIPPERARY
|
1
|
77
|
WICKLOW
|
3
|
2,329
|
Table 3: 2016
County
|
No. companies
|
Amount (€k)
|
CAVAN
|
1
|
240
|
CORK
|
7
|
5,709
|
DUBLIN
|
50
|
17,549
|
GALWAY
|
4
|
1,969
|
KERRY
|
3
|
2,336
|
KILDARE
|
3
|
575
|
LIMERICK
|
5
|
842
|
LONGFORD
|
1
|
371
|
LOUTH
|
1
|
1,090
|
MAYO
|
1
|
137
|
MEATH
|
1
|
496
|
SLIGO
|
1
|
50
|
WATERFORD
|
1
|
666
|
WESTMEATH
|
1
|
1,014
|
WICKLOW
|
3
|
664
|
Table 4: 2017
County
|
No. companies
|
Amount (€k)
|
CORK
|
2
|
1,078
|
DUBLIN
|
27
|
11,122
|
GALWAY
|
4
|
4,636
|
KERRY
|
3
|
1,493
|
LIMERICK
|
2
|
3,454
|
MONAGHAN
|
1
|
340
|
WICKLOW
|
3
|
863
|