Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 31 January 2019
119. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount expended here as a percentage of GNP on research spending in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [4766/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table shows Ireland's Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) and GERD as a percentage of GNP for 2010 to 2017. Note data on 2018 (or for 2019 to date) is not available yet.
|
Year |
GERD |
GERD as % GNP |
|
2010 |
2669.5 |
1.92% |
|
2011 |
2665.9 |
1.94% |
|
2012 |
2758.1 |
1.99% |
|
2013 |
2849.2 |
1.89% |
|
2014 |
2969.3 |
1.81% |
|
2015 |
3133.4 |
1.56% |
|
2016 |
3242.8 |
1.46% |
|
2017 estimate |
3396.1 |
1.46% |
