Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 December 2022
402. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding provided for forestry research to date in 2022; the estimated level of funding to be provided for such work in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63102/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department operates a competitive funding programme for public good research under broad thematic, cross-cutting areas, including forestry. This is done through a diverse portfolio of competitive research funding instruments to address complex and inter-connected challenges and opportunities in the Irish agri-food, forest and bioeconomy sectors.
In relation to forestry research, €4.7m was awarded to four projects from the Departments thematic research Call 2021. This will be drawn down by the projects over their lifetime. The specific expenditure in 2022 on forest research is €2.1m. Funding for 2023 will consist of previously awarded projects as well as any new potential projects arising from future research Calls.
