Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 3 Dec 1991

Vol. 413 No. 9

Written Answers. - EC Structural Funds.

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

161 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will outline (a) the amount of moneys from the EC Structural Funds which have been spent under the aegis of his Department in (1) 1988, (2) 1989 and (3) 1990 and (b) the amount of matching funds which were spent by his Department for each year; if he will list the projects which were funded by such funds; if he will further outline the amount of funds which have been committed for 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. O'Malley)

Expenditure incurred by my Department and its agencies in the context of the Operational Programme for Industry, 1989-1993 is co-financed from two EC Structural Funds, viz. the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund. Details are as follows:

European Regional Development Fund

Year	Total Co-financed Structural Expenditure	European Regional Development Fund	National Financing
	IR£000	IR£000	IR£000
1988	16.352	8.176	8.176
1989	106.861	61.843	45.018
1990	106.134	63.979	42.155
1991 (Forecast)	133.357	82.601	50.755

The agencies which incurred this expenditure are IDA, SFADCo, An Bord Tráchtála, EOLAS and IPC.

European Social Fund

Year	Total Co-financed Structural Expenditure	ESF	National Financing
	IR£m	IR£m	IR£m
1988	7.553	4.160	3.393
1989	8.550	4.190	4.360
1990	16.357	7.969	8.388
1991 (Forecast)	22.537	10.431	11.926

The agencies which incurred this expenditure are IDA and SFADCo.

Since 1989 Structural Funds from the European Commission have provided very important underpinning for the industrial development programmes which are implemented by agencies under my Department. Significant new initiatives have taken place in the development of our science and technology infrastructure and in developing the marketing potential of indigenous firms. The programmes in question are set out in the Programme for Industrial Development, 1989-1993. The numerous individual projects undertaken under these programmes are in the main the responsibility of the agencies concerned.