Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
European Court of Auditors: Discussion
Mr. Tony Murphy:
I agree. We do not know because this is a negotiation between the European Commission and the member state and we cannot go on potential projects that may or may not be included. We can only look at the projects when they are part of the physical claim we will receive in September 2024. That will be the first time that we can say that we have paid out €925 million, or whatever the figure is, and these are the projects deemed eligible by the member state. Then, depending on the assessment by the Commission, the balancing payment will be made. It will be one payment claim which will trigger the assessment of eligibility and also then the resulting balance to be paid.
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