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Marine Institute Annual Report 2008
notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2008
13. Marine RTDI and Strategy For Science, Technology and Innovation (SSTI) Programme (2000-2006) (2007-2013), national Development Plan
The total funding and amounts applied in 2008 was as follows:
2008
€,000
nDP & SSTI
2007-2013
2008
€’000
nDP 2000-2006
2008
€’000
Total
Oireachtas Income (note 2) 10,330 10,330
Expenditure:
2008
€’000
nDP 2000-2006
Projects 11,864 1,728 13,592 1,728
Administration 292 154 446 154
Total Programme Expenditure 12,156 1,882 14,038 1,882
Surplus / (Deficit) in year (1,826) (1,882) (3,708) (1,882)
The total programme expenditure of €14.038m includes both research and capital expenditure.
Marine RTDI and SSTI Programmes Expenditure- ERDF expenditure
Marine RTDI and SSTI Programmes Expenditure
Assets purchased under the ERDF Fund
Depreciation on ERDF assets
2008
€’000
14,038
(5,091)
1,303
2007
€’000
7,981
(821)
205
TOTAL 10,250 7,365
Under the Laboratory Infrastructure Sub-Measure of the Marine RTDI Measure the Marine Institute purchased fixed assets
for €5.091m in 2008 (€0.821m 2007) which were funded though the ERDF programme. The depreciation on the assets was
€1.303m for 2008 and €0.205m for 2007.
The primary objectives of the Marine RTDI Measure 2000-2006 are to enhance and consolidate the performance of the marine
sector in Ireland through support for R&D and technology transfer activities and provide the RTDI capacity and infrastructure to
enable Ireland to fully utilise her marine resource potential in a sustainable manner. Expenditure comprises PhD Scholarships,
Post Doctorate Scholarships, Michael Manahan Fellowship, Desk Studies, Applied/Industry Projects, Networking and Technology
Transfer projects and Strategic projects.
The total investment in RTDI projects under the National Development Plan (NDP) between the period 2000 -2006 assisted
226 projects representing an investment of €16.289m of which the outstanding commitments of €1.006m represent the final
payments.
Under the NDP Marine RTDI Measure 2007-2013 investment in marine research over the period 2007-2013, via the Marine
Research Sub-Programme of the NDP, will be targeted at addressing the objectives, research activities and outputs of Sea
Change, the national marine knowledge, research and innovation strategy. Funding is targeted at the Research Measures and
Programmes of the strategy via a range of mechanisms, including competitive calls for research proposals (project-based
awards, desk studies, PhDs, Post-Docs etc) and tendering for the provision of infrastructure/services. A total of 54 projects have
been supported to 2008 under the Marine Research Sub-Programme of the NDP with 44 of these projects still ongoing.
In late 2006, the Marine Institute secured funding of €7.41m over 24 months under the Governments Strategy for Science,
Technology and Innovation (SSTI) for three research programmes:
a. Marine Functional Research Programme b. Marine Climate Change Programme c. Integrated Marine Exploration Programme.
The total commitments entered into at 31 Dec 2008 for Marine Research Sub-Programme of the NDP and SSTI were €48.1m of
which the outstanding commitments of €29.9m represent the remaining payments.
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