Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 234: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount invested in the programme for research in third level institutions PRTLI since it was first initiated. [34322/11]

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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The Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) was launched in 1998 and provides funding for third level research infrastructure, national shared facilities, and structured PhD programmes. The Programme is designed to facilitate Irish institutions to produce world-class research in science, technology, humanities and the social sciences, including business and law.

To date, there have been five cycles of awards under the PRTLI. Funding of the PRTLI is provided via contributions from the Exchequer, private sector partners, philanthropic donations and the European Regional Development Fund. The following table sets out the total investment from all sources in approved projects up to 31 October 2011.

*To June 2011

**Exchequer only – private funding figures not yet available

PRTLI Cycle 5 was launched in July 2010 with capital and recurrent expenditure awards amounting to €347.6m, comprising public as well as private contributions, in support of over 30 distinct projects.