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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 20 Nov 1996

Vol. 471 No. 7

Written Answers. - EU Funding.

Michael Ahern

Ceist:

120 Mr. M. Ahern asked the Minister for Finance the financial benefits, if any, which accrued to Ireland over the past 25 year under all headings since accession to the European Economic Communities. [22248/96]

The following table sets out Ireland's receipts from the EU budget under various headings for each year from 1973 to 1995, together with an estimate in respect of 1996. It should be noted that the total amount received (£24,756.6 million) is offset by Ireland's payments to the EU budget over the period (£5,241.7 million).

Ireland's Receipts by way of Grants and Subsidies from EU Budget, 1973-1996

Table 2

Year

FEOGA Guarantee Section

FEOGA Guidance Section

Maritime Surveil- lance

European Social Fund

Regional Develop- ment Fund

Cohesion Fund

Food Aid Third World

EMS Interest Subsidies

Misc.

Total

IR£m

IR£m

IR£m

IR£m

IR£m

IR£m

IR£m

IR£m

IR£m

IR£m

1973

37.1

37.1

1974

63.8

3.6

67.4

1975

102.2

0.6

4.0

1.8

0.2

0.3

109.1

1976

102.0

2.6

4.6

8.5

1.4

0.4

119.5

1977

245.1

7.4

8.2

8.5

2.7

1.0

272.9

1978

365.6

9.7

19.3

11.1

3.7

0.8

410.2

1979

396.5

18.5

7.8

28.8

25.5

5.1

44.5

2.4

529.1

1980

381.1

31.8

4.4

46.7

46.4

2.2

45.5

2.5

560.6

1981

304.6

41.9

5.6

45.3

54.6

6.1

46.0

2.8

506.9

1982

344.3

59.6

73.2

66.1

7.3

50.1

1.5

602.1

1983

441.7

63.7

12.8

92.7

58.2

12.9

43.6

2.1

727.7

1984

644.6

49.3

84.3

65.2

23.0

0.3

866.7

1985

836.6

55.8

1.4

141.3

76.0

15.5

2.1

1,128.7

1986

884.0

46.6

127.4

77.1

9.7

1.8

1,146.6

1987

739.6

67.9

193.5

87.4

8.9

3.0

1,100.3

1988

838.5

64.4

126.8

129.6

2.3

1,161.6

1989

963.4

76.7

138.6

112.9

3.7

1,295.3

1990

1,286.7

93.9

128.5

225.1

6.8

1,741.0

1991

1,334.4

143.3

3.6

370.7

341.9

7.3

2,201.2

1992

1,113.6

147.4

3.8

277.3

444.6

7.3

1,994.0

1993

1,281.8

125.9

4.1

311.6

464.4

41.6

15.9

2,245.3

1994

1,173.7

130.9

4.9

277.1

175.6

68.3

10.9

1,841.4

1995

1,150.2

142.7

2.7

256.2

358.1

102.0

11.1

2,023.0

1996(est)

1,100.0

151.6

0.5

290.8

365.0

144.0

17.0

2,068.9

1973-96

16,131.1

1,532.2

51.6

3,050.5

3,203.6

355.9

98.7

229.7

103.3

24,756.6

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