Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
Departmental Bodies
9:00 pm
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 235: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total budget for Science Foundation Ireland in 2011; and the total budget in each year since it was established in 2000. [34323/11]
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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The total SFI expenditure over the period 2000-2010 and allocation for 2011 is shown in the table below.
| Year | Capital/ Research grants ( €m ) | Current expenditure/Pay ( € m) | Administrative costs of running grant programmes ( €m ) | Total(€m) |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| 2001 | 8.76 | 0.43 | 1.69 | 10.88 |
| 2002 | 31.00 | 0.90 | 3.10 | 35.00 |
| 2003 | 65.00 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 69.42 |
| 2004 | 108.59 | 1.32 | 3.82 | 113.73 |
| 2005 | 118.20 | 2.74 | 4.62 | 125.56 |
| 2006 | 139.86 | 3.21 | 4.49 | 147.56 |
| 2007 | 155.72 | 3.56 | 4.77 | 164.05 |
| 2008 | 158.81 | 4.37 | 5.01 | 168.19 |
| 2009 | 171.17 | 4.67 | 4.54 | 180.38 |
| 2010 | 150.00 | 4.32 | 3.92 | 158.24 |
| 2011 allocation | 160.80 | 4.66 | 4.66 + €5.00 e-Journals* | 175.12 |
*The eJournals allocation had been transferred from the Vote of the Department of Education and Skills following the transfer of certain functions from that Department to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. This €5 million is not an additional cost to the Exchequer in 2011.
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