asked the Minister for Health the amount of moneys applied for by each health board through the European Social Fund, the amount sanctioned and the amount paid in 1984.
Written Answers. - European Social Fund.
409.
Details of the amounts of moneys applied for by each health board from the European Social Fund, the amounts sanctioned and the amounts paid to date are as follows:
|
Health Board |
Original aid applied for and sanctioned |
Revised aid applied for |
Amount of aid paid to date |
|
Eastern |
1,559,633 |
928,033 |
464,016.50 |
|
Midland |
765,523 |
558,832 |
279,416.00 |
|
Mid-Western |
884,729 |
539,685 |
269,842.50 |
|
North-Eastern |
1,041,558 |
479,117 |
239,558.50 |
|
North-Western |
2,597,529 |
1,621,716 |
810,858.00 |
|
South-Eastern |
1,683,625 |
858,649 |
429,324.50 |
|
Southern |
1,316,058 |
603,265 |
301,632.50 |
|
Western |
1,264,101 |
720,537 |
360,268.50 |
|
Total |
11,112,756 |
6,309,834 |
3,154,917.00 |
Because of a notification from the Commission of the European Communities regarding the criteria for eligibility under the current rules of the social fund it was necessary to revise the applications towards the end of 1984. A further sum of £2,401,461 has yet to be distributed pending consideration of the revised claim by the Committee of the European Social Fund.