Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017
94. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the gross contribution Ireland has made to the European Union budget per annum from 2010 to 2016; the estimated contribution in 2017; the net benefit or contribution made in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53753/17]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware and as outlined in the table, Ireland became a net contributor to the EU budget in 2014.
EU budget payments and public sector receipt data are published annually by the Department of Finance in the Budget Statistics publication. The public sector receipt measure captures funds under 'shared management' between national and EU authorities. In addition, the EU also pays some additional receipts directly to private beneficiaries under 'centralised direct management', most notably under the EU research funding programme.
For ease of reference, Ireland's receipts from and contributions to the EU budget for the years 2010 to 2016 are set out in the following table:
|
Year |
Public Sector Receipts €m |
Direct Management Receipts* €m |
Total Receipts €m |
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 |
1419.7 |
83.9 |
1503.6 |
1685.5 |
-181.9 |
|
2015 |
1783.4 |
147.7 |
1931.1 |
1952.1 |
-21.0 |
|
2016 |
1622.1 |
156.0 |
1778.1 |
2022.8 |
-244.7 |
Source: Department of Finance
* - Direct Management - funds which are awarded and spent directly by the Commission. These are primarily research receipts.
Ireland's contribution to the EU budget in 2017 is estimated to be c. €2,020 million. In relation to receipts for 2017, a final outturn will be published as part of the 2018 Budget Statistics report.
