Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 21 Nov 1996

Vol. 471 No. 8

Written Answers. - Structural and Cohesion Funds.

Bertie Ahern

Question:

58 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Finance if he will set out the payments received from the Structural and Cohesion funds under the two Community Support Frameworks for Ireland in each of the years from 1989 to 1995. [22352/96]

Minister for Finance (Mr. Quinn)

Structural Fund receipts for the years 1989 to 1995 under each of the Community Support Frameworks (CSF) are as follows:

Year	1989-93 CSF	1994-99 CSF	Total
	Regional Fund
	IR£m	IR£m	IR£m
1989	21.811	—	21.811
1990	202.316	—	202.316
1991	327.250	—	327.250
1992	435.153	—	435.153
1993	453.299	—	453.299
1994	48.345	126.879	175.224
1995	5.207	346.218	351.425
	FEOGA Guidance
1989	77.367	—	77.367
1990	93.918	—	93.918
1991	143.315	—	143.315
1992	143.503	—	143.503
1993	123.896	—	123.896
1994	92.255	47.023	139.278
1995	8.701	134.173	142.874
	Social Fund
1989	—	—	—
1990	101.000	—	101.000
1991	311.000	—	311.000
1992	277.000	—	277.000
1993	311.000	—	311.000
1994	91.000	186.000	277.000
1995	10.000	247.000	257.000
	Financial Instrument Fisheries Guidance
1989	—	—	—
1990	—	—	—
1991	—	—	—
1992	—	—	—
1993	—	—	—
1994	—	—	—
1995	—	4.626	4.626

Receipts from the Cohesion Fund, which is not part of the CSF, are as follows:

	IR£m
1989	—
1990	—
1991	—
1992	—
1993	41.604
1994	68.309
1995	101.971

Sources:

Regional Fund and Cohesion Fund — Department of Finance.

FEOGA Guidance — Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.

Social Fund — Department of Enterprise and Employment.

FIFG — Department of the Marine.