Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 236: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which funding is provided for research and development in the agriculture, fish and food sectors currently and over the next five years; the way this compares with such expenditure in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22264/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Expenditure on research and development in recent years was follows: € million 2005 10.982 2006 20.628 2007 27.416 2008 25.426 2009 25.051

24.062 Vote allocation.

Funding for research and development was also provided by Teagasc and the Marine Institute out of their annual Grants-in-Aid. The amounts expended each year is a matter for the Boards of the respective bodies. The funding provided in the Department's vote for research and development in future years will be determined in the context of the annual Estimates process.