Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
317. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the gross contribution Ireland has made to the European Union budget per annum in each of the years 2010 to 2017; the estimated contribution in 2018; the net benefit or contribution made in each year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34647/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIreland's receipts from and contributions to the EU budget for the years 2010 to 2016 are set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Public Sector Receipts €m |
Direct Management Receipts* €m |
Total Receipts €m |
Payments to EU budget €m |
Net Receipts €m |
|
2010 |
1885.3 |
80.4 |
1965.7 |
1352.4 |
613.3 |
|
2011 |
1950.2 |
80.2 |
2030.4 |
1349.7 |
680.7 |
|
2012 |
1837.7 |
108.8 |
1946.5 |
1393.2 |
553.3 |
|
2013 |
1672.9 |
113.0 |
1785.9 |
1726.2 |
59.7 |
|
2014 |
1419.7 |
83.9 |
1503.6 |
1685.5 |
-181.9 |
|
2015 |
1783.4 |
147.7 |
1931.1 |
1952.1 |
-21.0 |
|
2016 |
1622.1 |
156.0 |
1778.1 |
2022.8 |
-244.7 |
* - Direct Management - funds which are awarded and spent directly by the Commission. These are primarily research receipts.
EU budget payments and public sector receipt data are published annually by the Department of Finance in the Budget Statistics publication. The public sector receipt measure captures funds under 'shared management' between national and EU authorities. In addition, the EU also pays some additional receipts directly to private beneficiaries under 'centralised direct management', most notably under the EU research funding programme.
Contributions in 2017 amounted to €2,016m. Full details on receipts will not be available until later in 2018. Ireland's contribution to the EU budget in 2018 is currently estimated to be c. €2,675 million.
