Written answers
Thursday, 3 May 2018
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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127. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of Horizon 2020 funding to small and medium-sized enterprises on an annual basis since it was established by county in tabular form. [19542/18]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The following tables provide the total Horizon 2020 (EU) funding awarded to SMEs, by county, for each of the years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The tables are based on the European Commission's most recent data release on Horizon 2020, which cover the period up to the 28thFebruary 2018.
It should be noted that the information requested is not collated by my Department - it is maintained and updated by the European Commission. The Commission have recently upgraded the level of reporting available to the public regarding Horizon 2020, which is accessible at
2014
| County | No of SMEs involved in awards | Amount awarded |
|---|---|---|
| CARLOW | 1 | € 92,003 |
| CORK | 4 | € 1,093,563 |
| DUBLIN | 21 | € 4,088,854 |
| GALWAY | 3 | € 776,040 |
| KERRY | 4 | € 758,150 |
| LIMERICK | 1 | € 50,000 |
| OFFALY | 1 | € 50,000 |
| WATERFORD | 1 | € 50,000 |
| WESTMEATH | 1 | € 50,000 |
| 2014 Total | 38 | € 7,008,610 |
2015
| County | No of SMEs involved in awards | Amount awarded |
|---|---|---|
| CARLOW | 3 | € 569,425 |
| CORK | 12 | € 7,402,156 |
| DUBLIN | 47 | € 15,292,147 |
| GALWAY | 11 | € 3,442,232 |
| KERRY | 2 | € 50,000 |
| KILDARE | 1 | € 57,603 |
| LIMERICK | 6 | € 2,182,470 |
| LIMERICK CLARE | 1 | € 50,000 |
| LOUTH | 7 | € 1,599,861 |
| TIPPERARY | 1 | € 77,239 |
| WICKLOW | 4 | € 2,576,860 |
| 2015 Total | 95 | € 33,299,991 |
2016
| County | No of SMEs involved in awards | Amount awarded |
|---|---|---|
| CAVAN | 1 | € 240,000 |
| CORK | 7 | € 5,709,126 |
| DUBLIN | 49 | € 18,094,783 |
| GALWAY | 5 | € 1,968,975 |
| KERRY | 4 | € 2,852,605 |
| KILDARE | 3 | € 574,719 |
| LIMERICK | 5 | € 841,928 |
| LONGFORD | 1 | € 123,960 |
| LOUTH | 1 | € 1,090,443 |
| MAYO | 1 | € 136,999 |
| MEATH | 1 | € 495,653 |
| SLIGO | 1 | € 50,000 |
| WATERFORD | 1 | € 665,967 |
| WESTMEATH | 1 | € 1,014,224 |
| WICKLOW | 3 | € 663,550 |
| 2016 Total | 84 | € 34,522,931 |
2017
| County | No of SMEs involved in awards | Amount awarded |
|---|---|---|
| CARLOW | 1 | € 332,063 |
| CORK | 7 | € 1,669,379 |
| DUBLIN | 43 | € 13,893,376 |
| GALWAY | 9 | € 5,621,857 |
| KERRY | 4 | € 2,000,185 |
| LIMERICK | 8 | € 7,453,290 |
| LOUTH | 1 | € 217,500 |
| MEATH | 1 | € 50,000 |
| MONAGHAN | 1 | € 340,004 |
| OFFALY | 1 | € 250,000 |
| WICKLOW | 3 | € 863,132 |
| 2017 Total | 79 | € 32,690,785 |
2018 (to end February)
| County | No of SMEs involved in awards | Amount awarded |
|---|---|---|
| DUBLIN | 3 | € 1,717,118 |
| GALWAY | 1 | € 1,321,250 |
| LIMERICK | 1 | € 50,000 |
| MAYO | 1 | € 323,750 |
| 2018 Total | 6 | € 3,412,118 |
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