Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013
176. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding, current and capital, provided to the Western Development Commission for each of the years since 2009 including the estimated provision for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5586/13]
View answerThe total amount of funding both current and capital provided to the Western Development Commission since 2009 is detailed in the following table.
|
Year |
Current €000 |
Capital €000 |
|
2009 |
2,157 |
2,300 |
|
2010 |
1,683 |
492 |
|
2011 |
1,458 |
- |
|
2012 |
1,387 |
- |
|
2013* |
1,545 |
- |
*Estimated provision for 2013
Current funding is provided for operating costs including pay, pensions and other running costs.
Capital funding was provided for the Western Investment Fund (WIF) and ceased in 2010 as the upper limit of a Government Decision made in 1998, sanctioning Exchequer capital funding to a maximum of £25m or €31.7m was reached.
