Carol Nolan
Ceist:9. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach to provide details of all projects, including research projects, funded to date by his Department’s shared island initiative. [1529/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 22 January 2025
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Since the launch of the Shared Island Initiative in 2020, over €500m has been allocated by Government to a range of major cross-border projects and programmes, delivered in cooperation with the Northern Ireland Executive, the UK Government and with Local Authority, Education and Civil Society partners across the island. A full list of Shared Island Fund allocations made by Government to date is provided in tabular form.
The Shared Island Unit in the Department of the Taoiseach is coordinating a wide-ranging policy research programme. The most recent Shared Island research by the Economic and Social Research Institute was published on 16 January on Child Poverty on the island of Ireland. A list of research projects commissioned by the Shared Island Unit and published to date is provided in tabular form and all reports are published and available at: www.gov.ie/sharedisland/research.
Table 1:
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Shared Island Fund allocations as of January 2025 |
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Development of two new all-island bioeconomy demonstrator facilities - €7m Taken forward by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
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Pilot cooperation programme on educational attainment - €24m Taken forward by the Minister for Education in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
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Shared Island Enterprise scheme - €30m Taken forward by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
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Shared Island dimension to Community Climate Action Programme - €3m Taken forward by the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications |
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Shared Island Civic Society Fund - €2m (total €3m fund including D/FA contribution) Taken forward by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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North South Research Programme contribution (rounds 1 and 2, 2022-2027) - €50m Taken forward by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science [Information on research funded to date through the Higher Education Authority North South Research Programme is at hea.ie/policy/research-policy/north-south-research-programme ]. |
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Ulster University - new teaching and student services building in Derry - €44.5m Taken forward by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science in cooperation with Executive counterpart and Ulster University |
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All-Island Co-Centres for Research and Innovation contribution - €20m Taken forward by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in cooperation with Executive and UK Government counterparts |
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Construction of respite and therapeutic centre for children diagnosed with cancer from across the island - €2.5m Taken forward by the Minister for Health |
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Construction of the Narrow Water Bridge - €107m plus VAT. Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
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Phases 2 and 3 Ulster Canal restoration contribution - €47m Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
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Cross-border innovation hub - €12m - Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in cooperation with Local Authority partners |
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All-island peatlands and biosecurity projects - €11m Taken forward by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in cooperation with Executive and Scottish Government counterparts |
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Shared Island Local Authority development funding scheme - €5m Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
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Renewed visitor experience at the Battle of the Boyne site - €10m Taken forward by the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works |
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Casement Park redevelopment contribution - €50m Taken forward by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
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Shared Island dimension to Creative Ireland and cultural heritage projects - €8m Taken forward by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media |
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Tourism brand collaboration project - €7.6m Taken forward by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
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All-Island arts capital investment projects - €7.4m Taken forward by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
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Electric Vehicle charging point scheme for Sports Clubs across the island - €15m Taken forward by the Minister for Transport |
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Introduction of an hourly rail service between Dublin and Belfast - €12.5m Taken forward by the Minister for Transport |
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Completion of the cross-border Carlingford Lough Greenway - €1.5m Taken forward by the Minister for Transport in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
Table 2:
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Research commissioned by Shared Island Unit, Department of the Taoiseach |
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Economic and Social Research Institute joint research programme on Shared Island: · Synthesis report on learnings from ESRI joint research programme (in progress). · Economic overview of Ireland and Northern Ireland (in progress). · Child Poverty on the island of Ireland (January 2025). · Drivers of Income Inequality in Ireland and Northern Ireland (October 2024). · Gender and Labour Market Inclusion on the Island of Ireland (April 2024). · Contrasting Housing Supply in Ireland, Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom (January 2024). · Changing Social and Political Attitudes in Ireland and Northern Ireland (November 2023). · Student Mobility in Ireland and Northern Ireland (September 2023). · Migrant Integration in Ireland, North and South (March 2023). · Children’s Care and Early Education in Ireland, North and South (January 2023). · Calculating the Benefit of All-Island Coordination of Energy Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Supports (December 2022). · Modelling Productivity Levels in Ireland and Northern Ireland (November 2022). · A North-South Comparison of Education and Training Systems: lessons for policy (April 2022). · An Analysis of the Primary Care Systems of Ireland and Northern Ireland (March 2022). · Enhancing the Attractiveness of the island of Ireland to High-value Foreign Direct Investment (December 2021). · Cross-border Trade in Services (December 2021). |
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National Economic and Social Council: · Comprehensive Report: Shared Island; Shared Opportunity (April 2022). · Shared Island Collaboration on Climate and Biodiversity (October 2021). |
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Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS): · EDUCATE: Educating about Difference Uniting Classrooms and Teacher Education (November 2024). · CRiTERiA: Cultural Responsivity in Teacher Education: Research in Action (October 2024). · SRASI: Shared Responsibility Across a Shared Island (October 2023). · SHARED: Student Hopes: Achievement, Research, Equity and Diversity (October 2022). · BUDDIES: BUilding BriDges, Diminishing Educational DiSadvantage (October 2022). |
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Irish Research Council New Foundations programme (Shared Island strand):
2022 funding call: · Public Policy Agendas on a Shared Island. · Strengthening the regional impact of higher education: a comparative scoping study of regional higher education strategies, policies and provision in the NorthWest of the island of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. · Doing Feminist Legal Work. · An All-Island consortium to foster Educational Neuroscience research and practice. · Towards an Intersectoral All-Island Network for Circular Bioeconomy Entrepreneurship (AINCBE). · Addressing Biodiversity Loss with Sustainable Finance: An All-Island Research Initiative. · Audience Data for Cultural Policy: A Shared Island Approach to the Creative Industries. · All Ireland Rare Disease Inter-Disciplinary Research Network (RAiN). 2021 funding call: · Towards A Fair and Prosperous Island: An All-Island Network to Combat Hate. · Assisting the Irish churches and religious communities to develop values-based common positions on current European issues and to engage with European counterparts. · Appraise Curriculum Content for Entrepreneurship in Secondary Schools. · Negotiating difference on a shared island: agonism, commonality, or critical constitutionalism. · Brexit at the Border: Intergroup Relations on the Shared Island. · Providing a multidisciplinary expert network to promote and support implementation of a circular economy on the island of Ireland, AICEG (All-Island Circular Economy Group). · North South Legal Mapping Project. · Reading Rooms: Fostering Constructive & Inclusive Dialogue Between Communities. · Éire strategy for QUantum Information and TechnologY. · Building Capacity for the Cultural Industries: Towards a Shared-Island Approach. · Exploring the Economic, Political, Societal and Health Benefits of an All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI): Strengthening Collaboration in Cancer Research Throughout the Island of Ireland. |
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Other commissioned research: · A study into the current conditions of the island of Ireland labour market, and challenges and opportunities for effective operation for workers and businesses across the island – commissioned by the Labour Employment Economic Forum Shared Island Working Group (November 2024). · Collaborating on Healthcare on an All-Island Basis – Professor Deirdre Heenan, commissioned as discussion paper contribution for the Shared Island Dialogue on Health (July 2021). |
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Research co-funded by the Shared Island Unit with the Office of Emergency Planning: · Advancing a Focused Cross-Border Approach to Public Service Messaging in Emergency Management (June 2024). · Communicating for Impact: Public Safety Messaging for Border Communities (in progress). · Advancing a Focused All-Island and Cross-Border Approach to Planning for Recovery in Strategic Emergency Management (in progress). |