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The EU - Supporting Your
Local Community
Ireland has received approximately €72.5 billion funding since joining the EU
in 1973. In addition to these funds, Ireland has also benefited in recent years
from funding for research projects. In 2014, research receipts amounted to
€127 million and a further €110 million was paid in 2013.
The majority of Irish funding from the EU now comes through the Common
Agricultural Policy (CAP). The next largest amount of funding comes from the
Structural and Cohesion Funds, which have contributed considerable investment
into our transportation, educational and water-related infrastructures as well In 2014, the European Union’s new research and
as educational training and other supports used to up-skill our workforce. innovation programme, Horizon 2020, came into
force. It is designed to make it easier for researchers
From 2014 to 2020, structural funding will focus mainly on areas such as and businesses, (including SMEs) to collaborate
research, technology and innovation supporting small, medium enterprises on projects. A key element of Horizon 2020 is a
(SMEs), Information and Communication Technology (ICT), energy efficiency and proposal to join forces with the private sector and
education, training and labour activation measures. Member States to achieve results that one country or
company is less likely to achieve alone.
Ireland is developing a clean, innovative and highly skilled economy, providing
world-class leadership and competitiveness in areas such as IT, Research Around €22 billion will be invested in this, to boost
and Technology. Irish farmers are producing high-quality products for world innovation in potentially high growth sectors that
markets. These investments are providing a further stimulus in every region of will generate high quality jobs. Much of the funding
Ireland and are supporting Galway‘s economic development and employment will go to public-private partnerships, called Joint
generation. Technology Initiatives (JTIs) that will carry out
research into: innovative medicines; fuel cells and
This information leaflet provides an insight into some of the ways that the EU hydrogen; aeronautics; bio-based industries; and
supports Irish citizens throughout every county in Ireland. electronics.
Irish participants in existing JTIs have already received over
€12.5 million from the EU research budget. Here are some
successful examples of this in Galway:
Tendon Therapy Train ‘Horizon 2020’ project worth
€3.8 million.
Proxy Biomedical, based in Spiddal, is a leading innovator
in the research, design development and manufacture
of biomaterial expertise and processing capabilities. The
company is a partner in the ‘Tendon Therapy Train’ project
which is a research, training and innovation programme for
human and equine tendon repair and regeneration.
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The Galway Mayo Institute of Technology
Galway
...continued from front page €23 million funded two new buildings for Galway NUI
Two new buildings were officially opened in May 2015 in Galway NUI.
NUI Galway leading a Horizon 2020 €4 million project The Hardiman Research Building (formerly known as Arts, Humanities
BrainMatTrain focuses on a developing comprehensive understanding and Social Sciences Research Building) was officially opened. This
of Parkinson’s disease (PD), from basics to translation, fully supported is a unique research environment, which has transformed NUI
by 8 full partners. This network will educate and train 15 Early Stage Galway’s rich cultural and educational resources into a social and
Researchers (ESRs) who will receive compulsory discipline-specific, economic opportunity. The new facility is regarded as a national and
generic and complementary transferable skills training. international resource that integrates research and training in the areas
of Humanities, Digital Cultures, Creative Industries, Business, Social
Another partner in this project is Orbsen Therapeutics. Orbsen Sciences, Human Rights, Advocacy and Public Policy.
Therapeutics is based in NUI Galway, which houses Ireland’s
Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) state of the art research A new home for the University’s School of Psychology was also officially
good manufacturing process (GMP) facilities. Orbsen Therapeutics was opened. The two new buildings, with a combined investment of
originally founded as a spin out from REMEDI. €23 million, offer world-class teaching, learning and research facilities
for staff, students and the public.
MOZART - €6.5 million project
Another successful spin-out company that is involved in a ‘Horizon New €6 million EU Horizon 2020 research project launched using
2020’ project is Vornia Biomaterials. The company designs, develops stem cell therapy to treat diabetic kidney disease
and fabricates customised biomaterial solutions for medical device
manufacturers and providers who need to add differentiation to their A new €6 million research project called NEPHSTROM has been funded
products in the marketplace. by the European Union ‘Horizon 2020’ programme to evaluate the
clinical safety and efficacy of a next-generation cell therapy discovered
MOZART will address treating delayed bone healing and non-healing by a NUI Galway spin-out company Orbsen Therapeutics, to combat
chronic skin wounds, aiming to significantly reduce the healing time diabetic kidney disease.
of non-union bone fractures (within four months vs. a minimum of 12
months) and will allow at least 50% of people suffering from chronic The ‘stromal’ cells will be purified from healthy donor bone marrow
wounds to heal fully. using ‘Orbsen Therapeutics’ patented technology, and expanded into
multiple ‘off-the-shelf’ doses for clinical use. By 2016, first-in-man
Predicting the Weather – Galway University partners in two trials will see the stromal cells injected into patients with diabetic
projects with €9 million funding kidney disease, replacing costly ineffective, medical treatments.
ESCAPE (€4 million funding) will develop world-class, extreme-scale Marine Projects
computing capabilities for European operational numerical weather The coastal area is the most productive and dynamic environment of
prediction (NWP) and future climate models. The biggest challenge the world ocean with significant resources and services for mankind.
for state-of-the-art NWP arises from the need to simulate complex
physical phenomena within tight production schedules. ESCAPE will The Marine Institute is participating in a €10 million ‘Horizon 2020’ research
redress this through innovation actions that fundamentally reform project called JERICO-NEXT which emphasises that the complexity
Earth-system modelling. of the coastal ocean cannot be well understood if the interconnection
between physics, biogeochemistry and biology is not guaranteed. This
ESiWACE (€5 million funding) will substantially improve efficiency understanding requires new technological developments, allowing
and productivity of numerical weather and climate simulation on continuous monitoring of a larger set of parameters.
high-performance computing platforms by supporting the end-to-end
work-flow of global Earth system modelling. The project will develop URCHIN
solutions for computing challenges that are particular to the weather Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is involved in a €1 million project
and climate domain. This will range from the development of specific which aims to utilise the sea urchin resource present in the northern
software products to the deployment of user facing services for Arctic regions. The challenges of fishing, sustainable and responsible
computing and storage. harvesting of stocks, legislation and supply chains for sea urchin
products from isolated and environmentally harsh and challenging
Building Research Capacity areas in the Northern and Arctic region will be addressed.
The Programme is designed to facilitate Irish institutions to produce
support world class research in the areas of biosciences and Science Research
biomedicine, (platform) technologies such as nanotechnology and By 2014, approx €28.5 million was awarded to projects in NUI Galway.
to address issues related to the environment, ICT, humanities, social
sciences, business and law.
Official Opening of the Biomedical Sciences Research Building
NUI Galway’s new Biomedical Sciences Research Building was officially
opened by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny in February 2014.
The new Biomedical Sciences facility will further develop NUI Galway’s
reputation as a major international research centre in the field of
biomedical engineering science. It will provide world-class facilities for
researchers and academics, allowing them access to the best standard
of laboratories, bioresources and infrastructure.
Hardiman Research Building opened by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny
Galway
Promoting
Tourism
• Slieve Aughty Horse Riding School
The centre is a certified Ecotourism provider, which facilitates
Rural families to explore the natural landscape of Ireland, eat home
grown, fresh food and sleep in comfort, all with a minimum
carbon footprint. The centre was awarded almost €48k to
Development develop the facilities at their centre.
Heritage and Conservation
Currently, Irish farmers receive EU funding of €1.2 billion every year • Portumna Workhouse
through CAP funding and since 2007, Irish farmers have received a total The Irish Workhouse Centre in Portumna in the only centre in
of €10.5 billion. Further support of €2.3 billion was received through Ireland dedicated to telling the story of the Irish workhouse. It
rural development programmes, with a further €2.2 billion secured for received almost €162k towards its very authentic restoration
the 2014-2020 period. In recent years, these programmes accounted project.
for around 90% of our total EU public sector receipts. • Claregalway Historical and Cultural Society
A derelict cottage has been transformed into a carpenter’s
The LEADER Initiative was established to improve the quality of life museum and interpretive centre with the help of the €26K
in rural areas and encourage diversification of the rural economy by funding that the Society received.
providing support initiatives in the area of rural/agri-tourism, local
enterprise development and community facilities. The LEADER initiative Community
will provide €250 million in financial resources of which Galway has • Spiddeal was awarded almost €150k to upgrade the coastal
been allocated almost €13 million. walk and to build a pedestrian footpath with public lighting.
• Páirc Peile Cill Chiaráin
Here are some of the more recent projects funded through this Cill Chiaráin celebrated the opening of the community’s new
programme: Astroturf football pitch in October 2015. The land was donated
by Údarás na Gaeltachta and the project received funding of
Business Support €172k.
• English Bubble • Comharchumann Bearna Teo
The English Bubble Company creates language learning products The community development group received over €63k towards
that offer a fun, educational experience. The company has the costs of building a community playground. The group was
developed two games for language learning, both of which are formed in 1976, when five local men donated the purchase
free to download. The company received €29k towards their price of two acres of land that was to be used for community
development costs. purposes and has succeeded in developing several recreational
• The Acupuncture Clinic facilities.
The Clinic has provided quality acupuncture treatment and • Caltra Community Centre
Chinese Medicine healthcare for patients in Galway since 1997. Caltra received funding of almost €48k towards the costs of
They received approx €28k to develop a range of natural skincare their new, multi-purpose community centre. The centre includes
creams, marketing them under the ‘Bee Loved’ brand. a large, multi-purpose hall, large kitchen, office, meeting rooms,
gym, showers and toilets.
Sustailable Energy Infrastructure
Aran Islands Renewable Energy Ltd was named as the overall URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SECONDARY TRANSPORT
winner of the Sustainable Energy Awards 2014 for its range of energy NETWORKS
projects to develop the islands as being energy self-sustaining and Currently there is one major motorway project underway that remains
carbon neutral. Residents on the three Aran Islands collaborated earmarked for completion that is the motorway linking Tuam to Gort.
to establish a co-operative to reduce the islands’ dependence on Once finished, Limerick and Galway will be linked by a motorway.
imported fossil fuels and deliver energy independence by 2022.
Supporting Local
all State supports for small and micro businesses can be accessed and
where companies with clear high growth potential can be seamlessly
fast-tracked to the next level of support.
Enterprise In 2014, capital funding of almost €91 million was made available to
LEOs throughout Ireland, to provide direct grant assistance for micro-
A key part of the Europe 2020 Strategy is to promote jobs and growth enterprises employing up to 10 staff and training and development
and to ensure that micro and small businesses can start up, grow and supports for micro and small businesses. Galway received over
export. As part of this, new Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) have been €7 million in 2014.
established within Local Authorities, (replacing the existing County
Enterprise Boards) with the aim of delivering more integrated support A number of Financial Instruments, aimed at building more sustainable,
services for micro and small business. The new LEOs are responsible at innovative start-ups and supporting expansion of small companies are
local level for cultivating a culture of entrepreneurship and supporting available for SMEs, including grants for start-ups, business expansion
business development. They are the “First Stop Shops” through which and feasibility studies. Micro Finance can also be arranged. There are
three LEOs in Galway.
Galway
Cork
Supporting coastal
communities
Fishing Industry
In Ireland, there are 11,000 people employed in the seafood industry,
which includes almost 5,000 fishermen, over 1,700 fish farmers and
almost 3,000 employed in fish processing. Ireland’s largest export
market is France, followed by the UK, Spain and Nigeria. Fostering
Fisheries Local Area Development Scheme - FLAGS
This scheme provides grant aid towards the sustainable development Employment,
Education &
of fishery dependent areas. It is funded under the national
Development Plan and Axis 4 of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF).
Axis 4 of the European Fisheries Fund is designed specifically to
Training
promote the sustainable development and improve the quality of life
in fisheries dependant areas. In particular, the funding provided through
this scheme complements other EU funded programmes and forms
part of an overall strategy aimed at supporting implementation of
The European Social Fund (ESF) stimulates the provision of employment
the objectives of the common fisheries policy, while maintaining the
and training opportunities, emphasising sustainable and quality
economic and social prosperity of these areas. In 2014, over €533k was
employment (especially youth). Poverty, discrimination and social
invested in 119 projects around the coast of Ireland. Galway is serviced
exclusion are also tackled.
by the West FLAG. Public groups, community groups and organisations
as well as private individuals all qualify for project funding. The new
Since Ireland joined the EU, many agencies and State bodies have
Seafood Development Operation Programme will be published in 2016
received almost €6.5 billion in investment from the ESF, including
and Ireland has secured €148 million EU funding for this.
€24.1 million in 2014. In Galway, the EU has co-funded projects
and programmes dealing with the youth sector, early school leavers,
minority groups, adult literacy, upskilling and support for long-term
unemployed.
Erasmus+ is the EU programme for education, training, youth and
sport for the years 2014 to 2020. It provides funding and support
for organisations to operate projects, which encourage European
exchange, co-operation and learning. Funding of almost €170 million
has been allocated to Ireland. Over 77% of this will be allocated to
education and training, with a further 10% focussing on youth.
For further information please contact:
The European Commission Representation in Ireland
Tel: 01 6341111 Email eu-ie-info-request@ec.europa.eu
www.euireland.ie www.facebook.com/EUIreland www.twitter.com/eurireland
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