Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 July 2016
169. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to provide in tabular form the total gross contribution Ireland has made to the EU budget per annum from 2010-2015; the estimated contribution in 2016; the net benefit or contribution made in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24250/16]
View answerMember State contributions to the EU Budget are based upon a formula which includes Traditional Own Resources (customs duties), a VAT-based payment and a residual balancing component paid in accordance with each Member State's share of EU Gross National Income (GNI).
Ireland's receipts from and contributions to the EU Budget for the years 2010 to 2015 are set out in the following table.
|
YEAR |
Public Sector Receipts €m |
Direct Management Receipts* €m |
Total receipts |
Payments to EU Budget €m |
Net Receipts €m |
|
2010 |
1885.3 |
80.4 |
1965.7 |
1352.4 |
613.3 |
|
2011 |
1950.2 |
80.2 |
2030.4 |
1349.7 |
680.7 |
|
2012 |
1837.7 |
108.8 |
1946.5 |
1393.2 |
553.3 |
|
2013 |
1672.9 |
113.0 |
1785.9 |
1726.2 |
59.7 |
|
2014 |
1425.5 |
83.9 |
1509.4 |
1685.5 |
-176.1 |
|
2015 |
1760.3 (p) |
147.7 |
1908.0 (p) |
1952.1 |
-44.1 (p) |
Source: Department of Finance, Paying Authorities and EU Commission.
p - provisional
*Direct Management represents receipts which are awarded directly by the Commission to third-party beneficiaries. These are primarily research receipts.
Our current forecast for 2016 stands at €2,145m. The increase compared to the earlier estimate (PQ 75, 28 January 2016) is largely due to the likely implementation of the Own Resources Decision (ORD) following ratification by all Member States (it is now ratified by 27 out of 28 Member States). The ORD is required at EU level to translate political agreement on the methods for financing the EU Budget for the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-20 into legal form.
