asked the Minister for Finance the total amount received by Ireland from the different EEC funds in each of the last six years.
Written Answers. - EEC Funds.
276.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following statement.
The figures included in the table for receipts by way of grants and subsidies represent the amounts of money actually received under the various headings during the years in question. These amounts differ in some respects from the figures published in the six-monthly Reports to the Oireachtas on Developments in the European Communities (Annex II) which represent the amounts of grants and subsidies approved. This is because there is normally a time lag between the approval of grants and the date of their payment, with the result that receipts from the Community to date have been somewhat less than the amount of grants approved.
Ireland's receipts from the European Communities in the years 1973 to 1978
|
I RECEIPTS BY WAY OF GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
FEOGA—Guarantee Section |
36.6 |
63.8 |
102.2 |
102.0¹ |
245.1¹ |
366.1¹ |
|
—Guidance Section |
— |
— |
0.4 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
9.6 |
|
European Social Fund |
— |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
8.2 |
19.3 |
|
European Regional Development Fund |
— |
— |
1.8 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
11.1 |
|
Regional studies jointly financed by Ireland and the Communities |
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|
Pilot projects and studies to combat poverty |
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|
Research and Investment projects |
— |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
|
Projects in the hydrocarbons sector |
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|
Moneys for miscellaneous surveys and studies carried out by Irish agencies for the Commission |
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|
Total² |
36.6 |
67.6 |
108.7 |
118.5 |
270.1 |
406.9 |
Notes
1 Receipts under the Guarantee Section include amounts of £24m. in 1976, £128m. in 1977 and £140m. in 1978 for the UK and Italian MCA import subsidies which have been administered by Ireland in respect of Irish exports to the UK and Italy since 17 May 1976.
2 In addition to the receipts shown in the above table, receipts also arise as a result of Community regulations on social security for migrant workers. Ireland's receipts under that heading were £1.5m. in 1973, £1.3m. in 1974, £2.0m. in 1975, £2.2m. in 1976, £3.3m. in 1977 and £4.7m. in 1978.
|
II LOANS APPROVED |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
EIB |
11.1 |
24.8 |
22.0 |
35.4 |
52.1 |
78.5 |
|
ECSC |
0.2 |
— |
1.2 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Community Loan |
— |
— |
— |
156.0 |
— |
— |
|
Total |
11.3 |
24.8 |
23.2 |
191.4 |
52.1 |
78.5 |