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Survey & Methodology:
Survey Information
Note that this survey is jointly conducted by the CSO with the help of Forfás
Survey Name:
Business Expenditure on Research and Development Survey (All business sectors)
Business Area:
Structural Business Statistics, Business Statistics Directorate
Survey Purpose:
Collection of information on research and development activities.
Legislative Basis:
The BERD is carried out under Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2004 implementing Decision No 1608/2003/EC.
Periodicity:
Biennial
Target Population:
All NACE sectors.
Sampling Frame:
Business Register
Survey Size:
All enterprises believed to be engaged in Research and Development Activities
Principal Variables Collected:
R&D expenditure, R&D funding, R&D personnel, type of R&D activity
Principal External Users:
Eurostat, Forfás, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Contact Points
Business Area Specialists:
CSO - Carol-Anne Hennessy,
The business specialists above can be contacted by e-mail using their firstname.lastname@cso.ie
Forfás - Andrew Stockman,
The business specialists above can be contacted by e-mail using their firstname.lastname@forfas.ie
