Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 December 2012
138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 27 November 2012, if he will provide a breakdown by Department and scheme of the expected public sector receipts from the EU budget in 2012 and 2013 of €1.85 billion and €1.7 billion respectively. [55388/12]
View answerThe table below contains estimates of expected Irish public sector receipts from the European Union for 2012 and 2013 and is presented in the format of the Budget and Economic Statistics published by the Department of Finance.
The 2012 figures are based on estimates of expected receipts provided earlier this year by Government Departments. Accordingly, these figures are likely to be revised when the final outturn for this year is fully known. Equally, the 2013 forecast is based upon a number of assumptions, including the estimated 2012 receipts and may also be subject to change.
Breakdown of Public Sector Receipts from the EU Budget (millions)
|
EAGF |
EAFRD |
ESF |
ERDF |
Cohesion |
Other |
Total |
|
|
Year |
European Agriculture Guarantee Fund |
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development |
European Social Fund |
European Regional Development Fund |
Cohesion Fund |
||
|
2012 |
1,280 |
320 |
80 |
70 |
0 |
80 |
1,830 |
|
2013 |
1,260 |
190 |
60 |
120 |
10 |
80 |
1,720 |
The main Paying Authorities for EU public sector receipts are the Departments of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (EAGF, EAFRD), Education & Skills (ESF) and Public Expenditure & Reform (ERDF, Cohesion Fund).
The “Other” column includes expected receipts from the following areas: the Veterinary Fund, the European Fisheries Fund (Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine), Education programmes including Erasmus and Youth in Action (Department of Education & Skills), and the European Energy Programme for Recovery (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources). A number of other smaller programmes are also included under this heading.
