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Cross-Border Co-operation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017

Monday, 11 September 2017

Questions (255)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cross-Border bodies that receive Government funding; the corresponding amount paid in each of the years 2010 to 2016, in tabular form; and the amount allocated for 2017. [38514/17]

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Written answers

The Government provides funding for the Six North/South Implementation Bodies established under the Good Friday Agreement (Waterways Ireland, SafeFood, InterTradeIreland, SEUPB, the Languages Bodies, and the Loughs Agency) along with Tourism Ireland Limited. 

Ireland’s expenditure outturn, rounded to the nearest euro, for the NSIBs for 2010-16, along with their allocations for 2017, are set out in the following tables:

Body

Sponsor Dept

2010

2011

2012

2013

An Foras Teanga

DCHG

€16,431,876

€15,872,300

€15,397,309

€14,442,968

InterTradeIreland

DBEI

€7,848,001

€6,637,662

€8,164,021

€8,106,162

Loughs Agency

DCCAE

€2,187,985

€2,592,547

€2,765,208

€2,296,580

SafeFood

DOH

€6,665,400

€5,950,000

€5,250,000

€5,950,000

SEUPB

DPER

€1,122,000

€1,168,000

€1,226,000

€1,164,000

Tourism Ireland

DTTAS

€48,982,000

€51,948,000

€45,831,000

€44,294,000

Waterways Ireland

DCHG

€32,919,000

€ 30,300,000

€ 27,099,000

€ 25,463,000

Table cont

Body

Sponsor Dept

2014

2015

2016

2017*

An Foras Teanga

DCHG

€13,469,372

€13,467,869

€13,249,411

€13,989,000

InterTradeIreland

DBEI

€7,761,983

€7,839,919

€7,560,000

€7,960,000

Loughs Agency

DCCAE

€2,601,693

€2,735,496

€2,499,661

€2,705,000

SafeFood

DOH

€5,712,000

€5,474,000

€5,236,000

€5,236,000

SEUPB

DPER

€1,075,000

€1,249,000

€1,200,000

€1,350,000

Tourism Ireland

DTTAS

€43,623,000

€40,750,000

€39,536,000

€41,307,000

Waterways Ireland

DCHG

€ 24,183,000

€ 24,451,000

€ 26,567,000

€ 24,859,000

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