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85 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the amount of EC funding which will be spent by her in 1990; if she will give a breakdown of that funding between different programmes within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Full details of the measures for which EC funding will be received in 1990 are being made available in the Oireachtas Library. The amount of EC aid committed from the European Social Fund in respect of 1990 expenditure for training initiatives is £100.27 million and represents an intervention rate of 65 per cent. In addition, a sum of £4.6 million aid (50 per cent intervention rate) is expected from the European Regional Development Fund for vocational training infrastructure.
With regard to capital funds, it is estimated that the amount of EC funding which will be forthcoming in 1990 in respect of ongoing programmes is £2 million.
In addition, it is expected that up to £1.84 million will be received in respect of the new capital programme for third level colleges which I recently announced.
