Rory O'Hanlon
Question:96 Dr. O'Hanlon asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding from EU Social Funds allocated under each heading to each region. [8350/97]
Written Answers. - EU Funding.
I assume the Deputy is referring to the European Social Funding (ESF) under the Operational Programmes and Community Initiatives; the projected ESF expenditure under each of these is shown on the following table.
Proposed European Social Fund Allocations Under CSF 1994-1999 per Region
|
Border |
West |
Mid- West |
South- West |
South- East |
Midlands |
Mid- East |
Dublin |
|
|
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
|
|
Operational Programme |
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|
Agriculture |
10.83 |
12.19 |
5.83 |
8.81 |
5.96 |
3.82 |
2.52 |
0.54 |
|
Human Resources |
157.72 |
106.75 |
104.76 |
193.64 |
143.82 |
69.77 |
73.33 |
428.98 |
|
Fisheries |
1.5 |
0.68 |
0.05 |
1.5 |
0.58 |
0 |
0.05 |
0.41 |
|
Local Urban & Rural Devt. |
5.69 |
2.17 |
3.88 |
6.22 |
5.12 |
1.07 |
1.22 |
18.74 |
|
Tourism |
8.78 |
12.06 |
8.44 |
15.89 |
8.9 |
4.5 |
3.4 |
22 |
|
Industry |
17.17 |
16.5 |
13.72 |
16.64 |
9.11 |
9.29 |
7.55 |
36.75 |
|
Community Initiative |
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|
Adapt |
0.2 |
0.53 |
0.38 |
0.71 |
0.29 |
0 |
0.15 |
2.92 |
|
Employment |
0.23 |
1.65 |
0.62 |
1.14 |
1.06 |
0.31 |
0.68 |
6.55 |
|
Pesca |
0.13 |
0.1 |
0.03 |
0.18 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.01 |
|
SMEs |
0.22 |
0.18 |
0.17 |
0.28 |
0.2 |
0.11 |
0.16 |
0.54 |
|
Retex |
0.45 |
0.3 |
0.21 |
0.08 |
0.12 |
0.18 |
0.09 |
0.53 |
|
INTERREG II |
2.98 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Peace |
18.16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Leader II |
1.33 |
0.91 |
0.73 |
1.27 |
0.83 |
0.71 |
0.73 |
0.18 |
Notes:
General
The figures are based on returns provided to the Department of Finance by lead Departments.
The figures are tentative especially in the case of demand-led programmes and are subject to revision.
Operational Programmes
There is no European Social Fund expenditure under the following OPs:
Economic Infrastructure
Transport
Environmental Services
Community Initiatives
Retex began in 1993 and is due to be completed in 1997
Details of projections of expenditure under Adapt and Employment are only available up to end 1997.
A regional breakdown is not available in respect of the Maritime Initiative.