Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2019
175. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding her Department provided to Science Foundation Ireland in 2017, 2018 and 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40925/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraDetails of the funding provided by my Department to Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) in 2017, 2018 and 2019 is attached in tabular form as follows.
|
Year |
Current |
Capital |
Revised Estimates Volume allocation€000 |
Plus sanctioned Deferred Surrender (Capital Carryover) *€000 |
Supplementary Estimate **€000 |
Total annual allocation€000 |
|
2017 |
10,131 |
162,500 |
172,631 |
X |
10,600 |
183,231 |
|
2018 |
10,815 |
172,250*** |
183,065 |
X |
8,740 |
191,805 |
|
2019 |
11,565 |
188,250**** |
199,815 |
6,800 |
X |
206,615 |
*Capital carryover may be permitted from one financial year to the next and requires the formal approval of the Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform each year. As is evidenced from the table Science Foundation Ireland’s allocation was enhanced in 2019 with the provision of capital carryover amounts from unspent capital monies arising elsewhere in the Department’s Vote.
**In 2017 and 2018 additional capital monies were also provided to Science Foundation Ireland by the Houses of the Oireachtas through the approved Supplementary Estimates process.
***The 2018 Capital allocation includes €5.5m in dedicated funding for a PhD/Research Masters scheme. This programme is administered by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and will fund postgraduate enrolments in disciplines under their remit.
**** The 2019 Capital allocation includes €15.5m in dedicated funding for PhD/Research Masters enrolment through the new Centres for Research Training. This programme is administered by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and will fund postgraduate enrolments in disciplines under their remit.
