Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 February 2017
116. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the EU funds her Department accesses; the plans she is putting in place to access these funds to a greater degree in view of Brexit; if she will outline initiatives she is pursuing to establish access to new funds in view of the challenge of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8810/17]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that my Department accesses EU funds under a range of headings including the Internal Security Fund, the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund and the European Social Fund. The Deputy will appreciate that of each of the funding streams in question has an agreed set of priorities, objectives and parameters. Plans to access EU funding opportunities is being kept under ongoing review, as are all aspects of EU related activity, in the context of preparing for a new relationship between the UK and the EU.
