EU Funding.

Wednesday, 17 December 2008

Questions (358)

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

397 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of EU funding received by his Department directly or for institutions, groups, organisations or bodies under his aegis in the past 20 years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47240/08]

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Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív)

Amounts received as appropriations-in-aid in respect of EU programmes directly under my Department's remit for the period since its establishment in June 2002 to end-2007 are set out in the Appropriation Accounts for the years in question. For the Deputy's convenience, the relevant amounts are included in Table 1, as well as amounts received in 2008 to date.

Table 1: Appropriations-in-aid received by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in respect of EU programmes 2002 to 2008 (to date)

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
	€000s	€000s	€000s	€000s	€000s	€000s	€000s
Programme for PEACE & Reconciliation	0	1,862	5,391	2,567	15,003	7,435	5,331
Rural Development Schemes	0	2,119	3,572	3,744	6,468	7,143	0
LEADER, INTERREG & Peace Programme	0	2,137	13,686	6,923	3,827	9,702	7,990
LEADER Rural Economy Sub Programme 2007-2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8,190	8,190

With regard to Údarás na Gaeltachta, the amounts of EU funding received for the period 2002-07, which have been communicated to my Department by an tÚdarás, are set out in Table 2. With regard to 2008, I understand from an tÚdarás that EU funding in excess of €1 million has been received this year to date.

Table 2: EU funding received by Údarás na Gaeltachta 2002 to 2007

Year	€’000
2002	2,693
2003	1,723
2004	1,924
2005	2,239
2006	3,637
2007	1,921