Written answers
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Research and Development
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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419. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if he will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56911/23]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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InterTradeIreland is one of six North-South Implementation Bodies established under the 1998 Belfast-Good Friday Agreement that works on an all-island basis. InterTradeIreland’s remit is to promote trade and business development on an all island and cross border basis. InterTradeIreland is funded by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in Ireland and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland, on a 2:1 ratio.
As the North South body responsible for trade and business development, ITI plays a key role in producing North-South research relevant to my Department’s remit. Since the establishment of InterTradeIreland the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has supported them in many research projects. The list below contains each of the research papers published by ITI alongside their year of publication, all of which are available online at research.intertradeireland.com.
| InterTradeIreland Research Papers | Year of Publication |
|---|---|
| Ireland: A £20 billion retail market | 2000 |
| Domestic Furniture. An Ireland Retail Perspective | 2000 |
| Giftware & Jewellery. An Ireland retail perspective | 2000 |
| Houseware and soft furnishings. An Ireland retail perspective | 2000 |
| Hotel furniture. An Ireland perspective | 2000 |
| Contract office furniture. An Ireland perspective | 2000 |
| Contract fitted furniture. An Ireland perspective | 2000 |
| Clothing and footwear. An Ireland retail perspective | 2000 |
| Cross-Border Trade: A Discussion Paper on North–South Trade Issues | 2000 |
| Supply Chain Challenge. A Discussion on the North/South Dimension | 2000 |
| Higher Education – Industry Cooperation. A Discussion Paper on the North-South Dimension | 2000 |
| Small kitchen appliances. An Ireland retail perspective | 2001 |
| Chamber SME E-business survey | 2002 |
| All-Island Competitiveness Information and Communications Technology | 2002 |
| All Island Competitiveness. E-Business Working Paper | 2002 |
| Baseline Survey of Commercialisation Staff & Skills in Major R&D Performing Institutions in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Working Paper | 2002 |
| A Review of the All-Island Horticulture Industry | 2002 |
| All-Island Business Case Studies | 2003 |
| Developing all-Ireland air services on the island of Ireland | 2003 |
| North/South Trade: A Statistical Ground-Clearing Exercise | 2003 |
| Mapping the Bio-Island. A North-South study of the private biotechnology sector Republic of Ireland. | 2003 |
| Analysis of Manufacturing Growth and Productivity | 2003 |
| Entrepreneurship on the Island of Ireland | 2003 |
| A Review of the All-Island Furniture Industry | 2003 |
| Toward Mutual Recognition of Qualifications on the Island – An Information Guide | 2003 |
| A Review of the All-Island Construction Sector | 2003 |
| Entrepreneurship on the Island 2004 – Full | 2004 |
| Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2004 | 2004 |
| Entrepreneurship on the Island of Ireland in 2004 – NI Summary | 2004 |
| Entrepreneurship on the Island of Ireland in 2004 – Ireland Summary | 2004 |
| Survey of business links on the island of Ireland – Full report | 2005 |
| Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2005 | 2005 |
| Survey of business links on the island of Ireland – Summary Report | 2005 |
| Cutting our cloth: A review of the all-island clothing and textiles industry | 2005 |
| Engineering a Knowledge Island 2020 Summary Report | 2005 |
| Engineering a Knowledge Island 2020 Full Report | 2005 |
| University Collaboration on Technology Transfer: An All-Island Feasibility Study | 2006 |
| Business Networks on the island of Ireland | 2006 |
| A Competitiveness Analysis of the Polymer & Plastics Industry on the Island of Ireland | 2006 |
| Spatial Strategies on the Island of Ireland: Development of a Framework for Collaborative action | 2006 |
| Mapping Study of Research & Technological Development Centres on the island of Ireland | 2007 |
| North Atlantic Trade and Transport Study | 2007 |
| Comprehensive Study on the All-Island Economy | 2007 |
| Freight Transport Report for the Island of Ireland | 2008 |
| Environmental Goods and Services Sector on the Island of Ireland Final Report | 2008 |
| A Study of the Design Services Sector on the Island of Ireland | 2008 |
| Working Paper: Investigation into North/South Trade Statistics | 2009 |
| Newry-Dundalk Twin City Region: Supporting the Implementation of Cross-Border Collaborative Frameworks | 2009 |
| A Gravity Model Approach to Estimating the Expected Volume of North/South Trade | 2009 |
| Regulatory Barriers to Cross-Border Trade and Business | 2009 |
| Management matters in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland | 2009 |
| Exploration Of Factors That Might Explain The Level Of North/south Trade | 2009 |
| Market Report on the Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Sectors | 2009 |
| Market Report on the Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Sectors 09 | 2009 |
| All-Island Procurement Competitiveness Report | 2009 |
| Infrastructure for an Island Population of 8 Million – Full report | 2010 |
| Infrastructure for an Island Population of 8 Million – Summary Report | 2010 |
| Market Report on the Microgeneration of the Renewable Energy Sector | 2010 |
| Business Networks on the island of Ireland April 2011 | 2011 |
| Market report on the energy management sector | 2011 |
| Agri-Food: A Study for Cross-Border Cooperation | 2011 |
| Environmental regulations and cross-border trade & business report | 2011 |
| Business and Carbon Measurement on the Island of Ireland | 2011 |
| Construction Materials Sector Report May 2012 | 2012 |
| Leveraging the Innovation Ecosystem for business advantage: a cross-border study | 2012 |
| Regions and Innovation: Collaborating across borders | 2013 |
| Access to Finance for growth for SMEs on the island of Ireland | 2013 |
| Analysis of the key features of an exporting SME on the island of Ireland | 2013 |
| SMEs, Credit constraints and Growth – A Cross-Border Study | 2015 |
| Competitive Analysis of the Construction Materials Sector on the Island of Ireland | 2015 |
| Mapping the Potential for all-island Sectoral Ecosystems | 2015 |
| Funding for Growth – The Business Angels Market on the Island of Ireland | 2016 |
| InterTradeIreland – Brexit Case Studies | 2017 |
| InterTradeIreland Potential Impact of WTO Tariffs on cross-border trade | 2017 |
| Equity Crowd Funding Resource | 2018 |
| Export Participation and Performance of firms across the island of Ireland | 2018 |
| Cross-Border Trade & Supply Chain Linkages | 2018 |
| Analysis of UK “No Deal” Tariff Schedule in the Context of Cross-Border Trade | 2018 |
| Shock absorption Capacity of Firms in Ireland and Northern Ireland | 2019 |
| Mapping the Cyber Island report | 2020 |
| A V-LINC Analysis of the Irish South West Cyber Security Ecosystem | 2020 |
| A V-LINC Analysis of Northern Ireland’s Cyber Security Ecosystem | 2020 |
| Clustering on the Island of Ireland: A Gap Analysis | 2022 |
| Medium-Term Potential Growth of Cross-Border Trade | 2022 |
| Productivity and Business Dynamism Across Regions | 2022 |
| An analysis of the needs of SMEs with regards to investor readiness support on the island of Ireland | 2022 |
The Shared Island Unit in the Department of the Taoiseach is also playing an important role in exploring opportunities in the all-island economy through its research programme. The purpose of the Shared Island research programme is to provide high-quality evidence and analysis on the opportunities, and the challenges, around deepening cooperation and connections on the island. The unit is working with the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Irish Research Council (IRC) and other partners. Research is progressed in consultation with lead Departments.
Over the past three years the Shared Island unit have worked closely with the Economic and Social Research Institute as part of their research partnership. Outputs from this partnership include papers on the Cross-Border Trade in Services, Enhancing attractiveness of the island of Ireland to FDI, and Modelling Productivity Levels in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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