asked the Minister for Finance (a) the total amount actually received by Ireland to date from the EEC; (b) the total amount allocated to Ireland by the EEC; (c) the total amount received by Ireland from the 1979 EEC budget and (d) the total amount allocated to Ireland in the 1979 EEC budget.
Written Answers. - EEC Budget
461.
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the attached statement. The disparity between the figures for receipts and those for allocations arises because there is normally a time-lag between the approval of grants and their date of payment, with the result that receipts from the Community to date have been less than the amount of grants approved.
Following is the statement:
Ireland's receipts and allocations from the European Communities since 1973.
|
A. Receipts |
1973-78 |
1979 (1 Jan-31 August) |
|
£m |
£m |
|
|
FEOGA Guarantee Section |
915.81 |
249.61 |
|
FEOGA Guidance Section |
20.3 |
3.0 |
|
European Social Fund |
39.7 |
21.6 |
|
European Regional Development Fund |
29.9 |
15.4 |
|
Miscellaneous (this category includes |
2.7 |
0.8 |
|
—Regional Studies jointly financed by Ireland and the Communities; |
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—Pilot projects and studies to combat poverty; |
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—Research and investment projects; |
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—Projects in the hydrocarbons sector; |
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—Studies and surveys carried out by Irish agencies for the Commission) |
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TOTAL |
1,008.4 |
290.4 |
1 These figures include amounts of £292 million for the period 1973-78 and an estimated £60 million for 1979 (to 31 August) for UK and Italian MCA import subsidies which have been administered by Ireland in respect of Irish exports to the UK and Italy since 17 May 1976.
2 In addition to the receipts shown in the above table, receipts also arise as a result of Community regulations on social security for migrant workers. Ireland's receipts under that heading amounted to £15 million in the period 1973-78 and are estimated at £4.3 million in 1979.
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B. Allocations |
1973-78 |
1979 |
|
(1 Jan-31 August) |
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|
£m |
£m |
|
|
FEOGA—Guarantee Section |
915.8 |
249.6 |
|
FEOGA—Guidance Section |
62.9 |
4.9 |
|
European Social Fund |
81.7 |
34.0 |
|
European Regional Development Fund |
58.9 |
29.6 |
|
Miscellaneous |
4.1 |
1.0 |
|
TOTAL |
1123.4 |
319.1 |
C. Loans received by Ireland from the European Communities
|
1973-78 |
1979 |
|
|
(1 Jan-31 August) |
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|
£m |
£m |
|
|
EIB |
223.9 |
101.6 |
|
ECSC |
1.4 |
— |
|
Community loan |
156.0 |
— |
|
TOTAL |
381.3 |
101.6 |
462.
asked the Minister for Finance the likely increase in (a) percentage terms (b) money terms in Ireland's contribution to the EEC budget over the next three years or for the period for which projections are available.
Based on the existing arrangements for financing the Community budget, the following are the latest projections of the likely increases in Ireland's contribution:
|
(a) |
(b) |
|
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Percentage Terms |
Money Terms |
|
|
% |
£m. |
|
|
1980 compared with 1979 |
41 |
26 |
|
1981 compared with 1980 |
33 |
30 |
|
1982 compared with 1981 |
17 |
20 |