Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 July 2023
31. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Taoiseach the amount paid by his Department in 2022 and to date in 2023 on outside or third-party reports of a technical nature or qualitative and quantitative nature, by payee, in tabular form. [34478/23]
View answerThe expenditure on external reports in 2022 and to date in 2023 is set out in the table below.
The Shared Island unit in the Department of the Taoiseach is progressing a wide-ranging research programme to examine the political, social, economic and cultural considerations of a shared future for all communities and traditions on the island, underpinned by the Good Friday Agreement. The purpose of the programme is to provide high-quality evidence and analysis on the opportunities, and the challenges, around deepening cooperation and connections on the island. The programme is providing both a stronger evidence-base along with a rigorous analysis to inform inclusive civic and political discussion on a shared future on the island of Ireland.
This research programme is progressed with partners including the National Economic and Social Council, the ESRI, the Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South (SCoTENS), and the Irish Research Council. The ESRI have published 8 reports to date under the Shared Island Research Programme. There have also been contributions to research projects with the Department of Transport and the Department of Defence with a focus on green hydrogen and research related to the work of the Office of Emergency Planning respectively.
Dissemination of the research outputs is essential, and the Shared Island unit works with the research bodies to support launch events and engagement with the reports in civil society, academia, media and briefings for political representatives and Departments, both North and South. Further information relating to the Shared Island research programme can be found at: www.gov.ie/sharedisland.
The ESRI also undertook the Covid-19 Social Activity Measure (SAM) to inform policy during Covid-19
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€ |
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Centre for Cross Border Studies (SCoTENS) |
€63,440.71 |
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Irish Research Council |
€176,160.28 |
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Department of Transport |
€50,000 |
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Department of Defence |
€40,000 |
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Economic and Social Research Institute |
€303,128.77 – Shared Island |
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Economic and Social Research Institute |
€302,225.76 – Covid-19 SAM |
