Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Overwhelmingly the scheme was a success and was welcomed by businesses.

Obviously, what businesses want from us now is to ensure the landscape is transformed in the long run. As we are seeing with the budget, one-off measures cannot go on forever but we need to transform the landscape in which businesses are operating. How much of the capital allocation is specifically earmarked for innovation and research and development supports in 2025? How does that compare with last year's outturn?