Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2017
124. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools and other educational institutions or programmes in receipt of INTERREG funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5014/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not have responsibility for INTERREG funding and therefore does not have the information requested. The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) in Northern Ireland manages the programme. My officials have asked the SEUPB for the relevant information, which will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is received.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 2 February 2017 in which you asked for information on the number of schools and other educational institutions or programmes in receipt of INTERREG funding.
In my reply, I had stated that the information sought was not available at the time but would be forwarded to you separately. I am now in a position to provide the relevant information.
According to the information supplied to my Department by the relevant managing authorities, the recipients of INTERREG funding within our education system are largely higher education institutions. Tabulated below is summary information on the programmes, numbers of beneficiary Irish educational institutions, and numbers of projects - note that some institutions are involved in more than one project. The Annexes to this letter forwarded to the Deputy provide fuller information, including funding details.
|
Programme |
Numbers of beneficiary Irish educational institutions |
Numbers of projects involving Irish educational institutions |
Relevant Annex No. |
|
INTERREG IVA (2007-13) |
10 |
12 |
1 |
|
INTERREG VA (2014-20) |
5 |
5 |
2 |
|
Ireland Wales Cooperation Programme 2014-2020 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
|
North West Europe Transnational Co-operation Programme |
3 |
4 |
4 |
|
INTERREGNorthern Periphery & Arctic Programme |
4 |
5 |
5 |
|
INTERREG Europe Programme |
2 |
2 |
5 |
