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Incentives

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  • Incentive offered
  • Incentive not offered
  • Did not submit information
Cash grants/incentivesMore [+]Less [-]
  • Employment Grants.
  • Training Grants.
  • Capital Grants.
  • Range of R&D Grants.
  • Feasibility and Training Support.
  • Research Development and Innovation Grant (RD&I) Support.
  • Collaborative R&D projects.
  • Innovation Partnership Initiative.
  • EU Framework Programme.
  • In addition investors can take advantage of funding available from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).
Tax exemptionsMore [+]Less [-]
  • 12.5% standard corporate tax rate for trading income.
  • R&D tax credit (25%) for qualifying expenditure.
  • Tax relief available for the acquisition of intangible assets.
  • Patent exemption for qualifying income (capped at $5m pa).
  • Holding company provisions.
  • Excellent network of Double Taxation Agreements.
  • One way OECD style transfer pricing rules.
  • No CFC or thin cap rules.
  • Special Assignment Relief Programme to encourage key talent to come to Ireland.
  • Stable, transparent, pro-business tax system.
Property assistance / other fiscal incentiveMore [+]Less [-]
  • IDA provides advice to overseas investors on the best Irish property to suit their needs.
  • Ireland has put significant investment into upgrading infrastructure.
Training and labor market assistanceMore [+]Less [-]
  • Employment Grants.
  • Training Grants.
  • Feasibility and Training Support.
Loan guarantees, cheap loans or finance
Exemptions from regulations
Target sectorsMore [+]Less [-]
  1. Life Sciences, Pharma bio/Med tech
  2. ICT including Content, consumer and business services
  3. Financial services
Sectors specific incentivesMore [+]Less [-]
  • IDA Ireland’s RD&I Programme, and Feasibility and Training Support.
  • Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Partnerships Initiative.
  • IDA Ireland/Enterprise Ireland Competence Centres.
  • SFI Centres for Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) Programme.
  • EU 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development.

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