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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 6 Jun 1996

Vol. 466 No. 5

Written Answers. - EU Transport Subsidies.

Noel Treacy

Question:

122 Mr. N. Treacy asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount of transport subsidies paid to Ireland since accession to the European Community on 1 January 1973, in respect of his Department, and the heads, subheads, Votes and Appropriations in Aid in relation thereto and also in respect of the agencies under the aegis of his Department; the contribution, if any, which these subsidies have made to the mobility of people; the effects, if any, they have had on services; the economic advantage of these subsidies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11845/96]

Neither my Department nor the agencies under its aegis has received EU subsidies towards the provision of transport services. My Department's free travel scheme, which was first established in 1967, is funded directly by the Exchequer.

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