asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of the grants and other financial benefits received from our membership of the EC, under each grant or benefit heading since 1 January 1973 and expended in each of the following counties: Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow; if there are grants or benefits which cannot be allocated on a county basis; the total of such grants under each heading; and the approximate allocation which accrued to each area.
Written Answers. - EC Grants and Financial Benefits.
61.
I regret that the information requested by the Deputy is not available on a county-by-county basis. However, Table A following sets out total grants and subsidies received from the EC budget under the various headings between 1973 and 1986; Table B shows total loans drawn down from Community sources by Ireland between 1973 and 1986.
Table A
Ireland's Receipts by way of Grants and Subsidies from EC Budget, 1973-1985
IR£m
|
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
Total 1973- 1986 |
|
|
FEOGA-Guarantee Section |
37.1 |
63.8 |
102.2 |
102.0 |
245.1 |
365.6 |
396.5 |
381.1 |
304.6 |
344.3 |
441.7 |
644.6 |
836.6 |
884.0 |
5,149.2 |
|
FEOGA-Guidance Section |
— |
— |
0.6 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
9.7 |
18.5 |
31.8 |
41.9 |
59.6 |
63.7 |
49.3 |
55.8 |
46.6 |
387.5 |
|
Maritime Surveillance |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7.8 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
— |
12.8 |
— |
1.4 |
— |
32.0 |
|
European Social Fund |
— |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
8.2 |
19.3 |
28.8 |
46.7 |
45.3 |
73.2 |
92.7 |
84.3 |
141.3 |
124.5 |
676.5 |
|
European Regional Development Fund |
— |
— |
1.8 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
11.1 |
25.5 |
46.4 |
54.6 |
66.1 |
58.2 |
65.2 |
76.0 |
77.1 |
499.0 |
|
Community Food Aid for Third-World Countries |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
7.3 |
12.9 |
23.0 |
15.5 |
9.7 |
89.8 |
|
EMS Interest Subsidies |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
44.5 |
45.5 |
46.0 |
50.1 |
43.6 |
— |
— |
— |
229.7 |
|
Research & Investment Projects |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
4.1 |
|||||
|
Projects in the Energy Sector |
— |
— |
— |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
7.4 |
||
|
Miscellaneous |
— |
— |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
6.5 |
|
Total |
37.1 |
67.4 |
109.1 |
119.5 |
272.9 |
410.2 |
529.1 |
560.6 |
506.9 |
602.1 |
727.7 |
866.7 |
1,128.7 |
1,143.7 |
7,081.7 |
Table B:
Loans from Community Sources drawn down by Ireland, 1973-1986
|
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
Total 1973- 1986 |
|
|
IR£M |
IR£M |
IR£M |
IR£M |
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 |
20.7 |
22.0 |
35.4 |
52.1 |
69.7 |
168.1 |
212.6 |
225.1 |
224.4 |
168.5 |
90.4 |
105.0 |
159.8 |
1,564.9 |
|
ECSC |
0.2 |
— |
1.2 |
— |
0.1 |
— |
17.5 |
3.1 |
7.8 |
0.2 |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
30.43 |
|
New Community Instrument |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
58.0 |
28.2 |
11.9 |
57.3 |
49.7 |
36.1 |
20.0 |
36.5 |
297.7 |
|
Community “oil” facility |
— |
— |
— |
156.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
156.0 |
|
Total |
11.3 |
20.7 |
23.2 |
191.4 |
52.2 |
69.7 |
243.6 |
243.9 |
244.8 |
281.9 |
218.23 |
126.6 |
125.1 |
196.40 |
2,049.03 |