Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 12 Mar 1996

Vol. 462 No. 8

Written Answers. - Future EU Funding.

Austin Deasy

Ceist:

29 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the expected level of EU funding in each of the years from 1996 to 2000 with particular regard to Structural and Cohesion Funds, farm subsidies, and funding for various social and education schemes. [5595/96]

Minister for Finance (Mr. Quinn)

Total EU Structural Fund and Cohesion Fund commitments and Structural Fund commitments for the Human Resources and Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development Operational Programmes and for the Leader Initiative in 1995 prices in each of the years 1996 to 1999 inclusive are as follows:

Year	Total Structural Funds	Cohesion Fund	Human Resources OP	Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development OP	Leader
	MECU	MECU	MECU	MECU	MECU
1996	926.4	220.0	283.3	166.8	10.7
1997	1,000.9	249.3	298.9	180.1	16.6
1998	1,051.3	254.3	311.8	144.9	16.6
1999	1,107.1	259.3	322.2	135.8	16.6

My Department does not compile projections of EU commitments in respect of EAGGF Guarantee funding. The figures which I have given the Deputy are in respect of those programmes which are primarily concerned with assisting farming and social and educational schemes. The Cohesion Fund is project based and is confined to projects in the transport and environmental sectors. The current round of Structural Funds lasts until 1999 and any commitment of funds beyond 1999 would be a matter for decision in the context of the negotiations of the next round of Structural Funds.