Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is generally understood that research, development and innovation are necessary for all companies. Large companies are great at ensuring all elements of the whole product life cycle are not left to chance. The effect of research and development on small and medium enterprises, and its use by them, is another question. Like everything else, we need to analyse the output obtained per euro invested. This question seeks to understand how our output compares with other European countries.

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