Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 559: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of expenditure which has been allocated by her Department to research and development activities each year from 1997 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22602/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Since 1997 my Department's expenditure on research and development activities amounted to €865.88 million. This includes a total provision of €716.37 million by my Department for Teagasc — excluding pension provisions and capital expenditure grants — towards its ongoing programme of agricultural education, research and training.

My Department will continue to make significant investment in research and development in the agriculture sector in future years.