asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of money received by Ireland from all the various EEC funds annually since 1973; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Written Answers. - Total Annual EEC Fund Receipts.
576.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 575 and 576 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. As the figures indicate, Ireland has benefited significantly from EEC budgetary transfers since accession to the European Communities.
Table 1: Ireland's Payments to EEC Budget, 1973-1983.
|
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
|
|
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£ |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
|
|
Customs Duties |
16.5 |
31.1 |
38.2 |
45.4 |
56.5 |
60.6 |
71.6 |
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|
Agricultural Levies |
4.9 |
6.1 |
10.8 |
14.6 |
6.2 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
|
Sugar Levies |
2.0 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
8.2 |
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|
Less 10 per cent refund for col lection costs of above¹ |
– 0.4 |
– 0.6 |
– 1.0 |
– 1.2 |
– 2.6 |
– 3.6 |
– 3.8 |
– 4.9 |
– 6.6 |
– 7.0 |
– 8.3 |
|
VAT contribution |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
42.7 |
49.4 |
74.1 |
108.2 |
|
GNP-based contribution² |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
12.8 |
20.7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Total |
4.5 |
5.5 |
9.8 |
13.4 |
22.1 |
46.1 |
60.6 |
88.9 |
105.4 |
136.7 |
184.7 |
¹ The 10 per cent refund is received a month in arrears and therefore does not correspond exactly with 10 per cent of the figures shown for Customs Duties, Agricultural Levies and Sugar Levies.
² Applicable prior to the operation of the VAT element.
Table 2: Ireland's Receipts from EEC Budget, 1973-1983.
|
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
|
|
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
|
|
FEOGA—Guarantee Section |
37.1 |
63.8 |
102.2 |
102.0 |
245.1 |
365.6 |
396.5 |
381.1 |
304.6 |
344.3 |
436.7 |
|
—Guidance Section |
— |
— |
0.6 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
9.7 |
18.5 |
27.8 |
41.9 |
59.6 |
75.7 |
|
European Social Fund |
— |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
8.2 |
19.3 |
28.8 |
46.7 |
45.3 |
73.2 |
91.9 |
|
European Regional Develop ment Fund |
— |
— |
1.8 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
11.1 |
25.5 |
46.4 |
54.6 |
66.1 |
58.2 |
|
EMS Interest Subsidies |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
44.5 |
45.5 |
46.0 |
50.1 |
43.6 |
|
Research and Investment Projects |
0.48 |
0.77 |
0.28 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
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|
Projects in the Energy Sector |
— |
— |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.15 |
1.27 |
1.54 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
|
Miscellaneous |
0.13 |
0.32 |
0.68 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
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|
Total |
37.1 |
67.4 |
108.9 |
118.1 |
270.1 |
406.46 |
516.16 |
550.0 |
495.2 |
594.8 |
708.2 |
Table 3: Loans from Community Sources drawn down by Ireland, 1973-1983.
|
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
|
|
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
|
|
European Investment Bank |
11.1 |
24.8 |
22.0 |
35.4 |
52.1 |
78.5 |
168.1 |
224.7 |
225.1 |
224.4 |
168.5 |
|
ECSC |
0.2 |
— |
1.2 |
— |
0.1 |
— |
17.5 |
3.1 |
7.8 |
0.2 |
— |
|
New Community Instrument |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
58.0 |
28.1 |
11.9 |
57.3 |
49.7 |
|
Community “oil” facility |
— |
— |
— |
146.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Total |
11.3 |
24.8 |
23.2 |
191.4 |
52.2 |
78.5 |
243.6 |
255.9 |
244.8 |
281.9 |
218.2 |
Table 4: Other payments made by Ireland arising out of membership of the EEC, 1973-1983.
|
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
|
|
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
|
|
EIB |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.45 |
0.74 |
|
ECSC |
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|
Euratom Research Programme |
— |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.85 |
4.06 |
|
Miscellaneous |
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|
Total |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.8 |