Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 July 2020
321. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount Ireland will contribute to the next EU multi-annual financial framework based on the agreement reached at the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20263/20]
Amharc ar fhreagra322. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount Ireland will receive across all programmes from the next EU multi-annual financial framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20264/20]
Amharc ar fhreagra323. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount Ireland will receive from each programme line of the next EU multi-annual financial framework as agreed by European Council in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20265/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 321 to 323, inclusive, together.
As the Deputy will be aware, on 21st July 2020, Heads of State and Government reached agreement on the Post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and Next Generation EU, totalling €1.82 trillion. Difficult discussions took place over four days but the Government welcomes this agreement. It is a fair and balanced outcome and demonstrates that Europe can work collectively to deal with this once-in-a-generation crisis. Council conclusions set out the leaders’ agreement for the European Commission to borrow €750 billion, supporting Member States with €390 billion in grants and €360 billion in loans. Agreement was also reached on a new MFF from 2021 – 2027, totalling €1.074 trillion, which will support rural and regional development, and the transformation of our economies in line with the climate transition, research and development, and digital agendas.
Ireland has been a net contributor to the EU Budget in 2014, and since then, this position has grown further. Ireland’s contributions to the Post-2020 MFF are expected to rise over the coming period from approximately €3 billion in 2021, to over €4 billion in 2027, an average of €3.5 billion per annum. We estimate that our receipts from the Post-2020 MFF will be in the region of approximately €2 billion each year. Data on actual EU Budget receipts are published annually in my Department’s Budgetary Statistics each Autumn for the previous year – 2021 receipt data will be published in Autumn 2022. As such, at this point my Department does not have information regarding Ireland’s actual receipts for the Post-2020 MFF.
