Net transfers from the EU under the Common Agricultural Policy since we joined amount to £22.5 billion, of which £20.5 billion was drawn down in market supports under the guarantee section of FEOGA and £2 billion in structural measures under FEOGA guidance.
There have been disallowances for Ireland and other member states in respect of FEOGA guarantee. Disallowances for Ireland amounted to 0.5% over the period. This compares favourably with an EU average of 1.15%. Details of disallowances by member state and by year are given in the table which I will circulate in the Official Report, which is based on the formal decisions taken by the Commission.
The Commission has closed the accounts for the year up to 1995. For the years 1996-98, the Commission has completed the financial clearance – Ireland was included in the fast track group of member states in each of these years – but is still working on special inquiries in particu lar sectors. The results of those inquiries for all member states should be available next year.
Looking at the period overall, Ireland's performance was particularly good up to the late 1980s and early 1990s when systems came under stress at a time of collapse in the beef market. However, since then, there has been a steady improvement, particularly in export refunds which has recorded no penalties for several years and beef intervention.
%Allowances by Member State – 1973-1998
|
Belg.
|
Den.
|
Ger.
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
France
|
Ireland
|
Italy
|
Lux.
|
Net.
|
Austria
|
Port.
|
Finland
|
Sweden
|
U.K.
|
Average
|
|
Bef %
|
Dkk %
|
Dem %
|
Gdr %
|
Esp %
|
Frf %
|
Ir£ %
|
Itl %
|
Luf %
|
Nlg %
|
Ats %
|
Pte %
|
Fim %
|
Sek %
|
£ %
|
|
1973
|
-0.52
|
-0.01
|
-0.37
|
|
|
-2.10
|
0.00
|
-0.37
|
-0.02
|
-0.86
|
|
|
|
|
-0.63
|
-0.54
|
1974
|
-4.07
|
-0.07
|
0.83
|
|
|
-2.32
|
-0.56
|
-0.36
|
0.00
|
-1.36
|
|
|
|
|
-0.84
|
-1.16
|
1975
|
-0.45
|
-0.04
|
-1.26
|
|
|
-10.15
|
-0.76
|
-1.69
|
0.00
|
-0.06
|
|
|
|
|
-0.13
|
-1.62
|
1976
|
-0.20
|
-0.01
|
0.02
|
|
|
-3.36
|
-0.34
|
-4.17
|
-2.39
|
-0.16
|
|
|
|
|
-0.63
|
-1.25
|
1977
|
-0.93
|
-0.03
|
-0.17
|
|
|
-2.64
|
-0.03
|
-6.15
|
-1.28
|
-0.06
|
|
|
|
|
0.63
|
-1.19
|
1978
|
-2.01
|
-0.01
|
-0.06
|
|
|
-0.91
|
-0.25
|
-7.92
|
-0.05
|
-0.08
|
|
|
|
|
-0.30
|
-1.29
|
1979
|
-0.66
|
0.24
|
-0.04
|
|
|
-0.69
|
-0.03
|
-1.87
|
-0.01
|
-0.09
|
|
|
|
|
-0.75
|
-0.43
|
1980
|
0.22
|
-0.39
|
0.02
|
|
|
-0.19
|
-0.03
|
-1.78
|
0.00
|
-1.65
|
|
|
|
|
-2.04
|
-0.65
|
1981
|
-0.08
|
-0.99
|
0.05
|
-4.71
|
|
-0.35
|
-0.95
|
-1.67
|
0.00
|
-1.25
|
|
|
|
|
0.43
|
-0.95
|
1982
|
-0.25
|
-0.87
|
0.00
|
-18.36
|
|
-0.25
|
-0.26
|
-0.70
|
0.00
|
-1.12
|
|
|
|
|
-1.15
|
-2.30
|
1983
|
-0.08
|
-0.96
|
-0.02
|
-1.77
|
|
-0.35
|
-0.16
|
0.11
|
-9.50
|
-0.88
|
|
|
|
|
-2.14
|
-1.57
|
1984
|
0.03
|
-1.00
|
-0.11
|
-0.07
|
|
-1.30
|
0.02
|
-0.77
|
8.54
|
-0.09
|
|
|
|
|
-1.78
|
0.35
|
1985
|
0.02
|
-0.68
|
-0.07
|
-0.97
|
|
-0.39
|
0.34
|
-0.76
|
1.28
|
0.54
|
|
|
|
|
0.15
|
-0.05
|
1986
|
-0.79
|
-0.22
|
-0.69
|
-3.60
|
0.14
|
-1.43
|
-0.01
|
-3.13
|
-1.11
|
-0.08
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
-0.20
|
-0.92
|
1987
|
0.09
|
-0.47
|
-5.08
|
-1.13
|
-3.60
|
-0.83
|
-0.14
|
-2.32
|
-0.13
|
-0.20
|
|
-0.11
|
|
|
-0.39
|
-1.19
|
1988
|
-0.52
|
-0.48
|
-1.39
|
-0.76
|
-0.82
|
-0.76
|
-0.11
|
-5.17
|
0.62
|
-0.43
|
|
-0.35
|
|
|
-0.55
|
-0.89
|
1989
|
-3.72
|
-0.16
|
-2.58
|
-1.50
|
-4.43
|
-0.51
|
-1.25
|
-3.77
|
-32.83
|
-0.05
|
|
-0.88
|
|
|
-0.60
|
-4.36
|
1990
|
0.67
|
-0.14
|
-0.13
|
-1.47
|
-20.65
|
-0.32
|
-0.20
|
-15.53
|
16.34
|
-1.32
|
|
0.36
|
|
|
0.31
|
-1.84
|
1991
|
-0.17
|
-0.03
|
-2.41
|
-6.73
|
-16.75
|
-0.20
|
.0.44
|
-17.34
|
-1.22
|
0.03
|
|
-0.34
|
|
|
-0.13
|
-3.81
|
1992
|
-0.21
|
-0.34
|
-0.53
|
-2.48
|
-7.08
|
-0.90
|
-6.41
|
-8.21
|
-0.73
|
0.11
|
|
-1.12
|
|
|
0.39
|
-2.36
|
1993
|
-0.78
|
-0.01
|
-0.51
|
-2.50
|
-2.74
|
0.69
|
-0.17
|
-5.60
|
0.00
|
-0.33
|
|
-1.05
|
|
|
-0.64
|
-1.14
|
1994
|
-0.89
|
-0.36
|
-0.43
|
-0.59
|
-0.22
|
-0.98
|
-0.29
|
-2.64
|
-2.51
|
-0.48
|
|
-0.74
|
|
|
-1.50
|
-0.97
|
1995
|
-0.04
|
-0.02
|
-0.11
|
-1.65
|
-3.13
|
-1.18
|
-0.43
|
-1.12
|
0.00
|
-1.03
|
0.00
|
-2.19
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
-1.38
|
-0.82
|
1996
|
-0.01
|
-0.05
|
-0.03
|
-1.52
|
-1.14
|
-0.16
|
-0.09
|
-0.15
|
0.00
|
-0.01
|
0.00
|
-1.30
|
0.00
|
-0.04
|
-0.54
|
-0.34
|
1997
|
-0.01
|
0.00
|
-0.10
|
-0.04
|
-1.54
|
-0.04
|
-0.01
|
-4.67
|
0.00
|
-0.01
|
0.00
|
-0.08
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
-0.52
|
0.52
|
1998
|
-0.01
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
-0.64
|
0.00
|
-0.02
|
-0.10
|
-0.21
|
0.00
|
-0.03
|
0.00
|
-1.31
|
-0.02
|
0.00
|
-0.06
|
-0.16
|
average
|
-0.59
|
-0.27
|
-0.65
|
-2.81
|
-4.77
|
-1.22
|
-0.49
|
-3.77
|
-0.96
|
-0.42
|
0.00
|
-0.75
|
0.00
|
-0.01
|
-0.61
|
-1.15
|