3 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁IT ▁Car low ▁W TE ). ▁ ▁Research , ▁Development ▁and ▁In nov ation ▁( R DI ) ▁Research , ▁Development ▁and ▁In nov ation ▁( R DI ) ▁program mes ▁at ▁IT ▁Car low ▁have ▁been ▁various ly ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁Ireland , ▁the ▁European ▁IN TER REG ▁Program me , ▁the ▁High er ▁Education ▁Author ity ▁( HE A ) ▁PR T LI , ▁the ▁HE A ▁Str ateg ic ▁In nov ation ▁Fund ▁( SI F ), ▁EU ▁Framework ▁Program mes , ▁Indust ry , ▁the ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁( E PA ), ▁Irish ▁Research ▁Council ▁for ▁Science ▁Engineering ▁& ▁Technology ▁( IR C SET ), ▁the ▁Techn ological ▁S ector ▁Research ▁Program me ▁( TS R , ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁Science ▁Ireland ), ▁Enter prise ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁Institute ▁has ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁collabor ative ▁relationship ▁with ▁Te ag asc ▁Oak ▁Park ▁Research ▁Centre ▁Car low . ▁ ▁The ▁Institute ' s ▁R DI ▁activities ▁are ▁supported ▁by ▁various ▁campus - based ▁special ist ▁cent res ▁and ▁campus ▁companies , ▁which ▁include ▁the ▁Camp us ▁In nov ation ▁Centre ▁and ▁the ▁Enter prise ▁& ▁Research ▁Inc ub ation ▁Centre ▁and , ▁in ▁particular , ▁its ▁research ▁facility , ▁the ▁D arg an ▁Centre . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁research ▁areas : ▁▁ ▁Bio environment al ▁techn ologies ▁( en vi ro CO RE ); ▁ ▁Product ▁design ▁and