Enterprise Ireland supports companies across Ireland to start, innovate and remain competitive in international markets, now and into the future. Enterprise Ireland’s focus for 2018 is to help clients build on the strength of their 2017 performance by supporting them to innovate, be competitive and to diversify their global footprint - key attributes required to be resilient to economic shocks, such as Brexit.
Innovation is at the centre of Enterprise Ireland’s strategy, Build Scale, Expand Reach 2017 – 2020. Innovation enables companies to develop tailored products and services for global customers. It also enables companies to develop efficient processes to support their competitive positioning in global markets.
The number of companies by county and size in receipt of payments under Enterprise Ireland’s R&D fund is presented as follows:
Number of companies in receipt of Payments under Enterprise Ireland’s in-house R&D Fund by County/Year
|
County
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
2014 - 21.05.18 Total
|
|
Carlow
|
|
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
5
|
|
Cavan
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
6
|
4
|
13
|
|
Clare
|
<5
|
8
|
6
|
8
|
8
|
16
|
|
Cork
|
7
|
17
|
19
|
16
|
20
|
45
|
|
Donegal
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
6
|
|
Dublin
|
19
|
54
|
61
|
68
|
81
|
168
|
|
Galway
|
<5
|
9
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
22
|
|
Kerry
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
7
|
|
Kildare
|
<5
|
<5
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
17
|
|
Kilkenny
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
6
|
|
Laois
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
5
|
|
Leitrim
|
|
|
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
|
Limerick
|
<5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
6
|
15
|
|
Longford
|
|
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
|
Louth
|
<5
|
13
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
22
|
|
Mayo
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
6
|
|
Meath
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
6
|
9
|
12
|
|
Monaghan
|
<5
|
5
|
<5
|
5
|
<5
|
8
|
|
Offaly
|
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
|
Overseas
|
<5
|
<5
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
|
Roscommon
|
|
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
|
Sligo
|
|
<5
|
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
|
Tipperary North
|
<5
|
<5
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
|
Tipperary South
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
|
Waterford
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
|
Westmeath
|
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
5
|
|
Wexford
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
<5
|
8
|
|
Wicklow
|
<5
|
9
|
7
|
<5
|
6
|
17
|
|
Grand Total
|
52
|
157
|
151
|
175
|
189
|
425
|
Number of companies in receipt of payments under Enterprise Ireland’s in-house R&D Fund by size (2014 - 21.05.18)
|
Payments by company size
|
All counties Total
|
|
Over 250
|
22
|
|
50 -249
|
136
|
|
Between 11-49
|
221
|
|
Less than 11
|
46
|
|
Grand Total
|
425
|
