Dick Spring
Ceist:119 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Finance the estimated total contributions from the EC to Ireland in the years 1988, 1989 and 1990; and the estimated total contributions from Ireland to the EC in the same period.
Written Answers. - EC Contributions.
I assume that the Deputy is referring to payments to and from the EC budget. For the years in question these are as follows:
|
Receipts from EC Budget |
Payments to EC Budget |
|
|
IR£ million |
IR£ million |
|
|
1988 |
1,161.6* |
247.8 |
|
1989 |
1,295.3* |
285.6 |
|
1990 |
1,734.5* |
282.9 |
|
(estimate) |
Tables showing EC receipts and payments are published each year in the Budget Booklet.
* In addition to the above it is estimated that payments of the order of £9 million in 1988 and £13 million per annum in 1989 and 1990 in respect of research were received by research bodies, higher education establishments and private firms; a more accurate estimate is not possible as the data are not compiled in a comprehensive manner on the basis of payments receipts.