Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 532: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the value of the increases in charges and appropriations-in-aid in the financial years 1995 to 1996 and 1997 to 1998. [23509/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs had not been established during the years in question, having been set up in June 2002. The areas that now constitute this Department were being operated in a variety of Departments over these years.

It may be of interest to the Deputy that the bulk of appropriations-in-aid receipts currently received by my Department consist of EU payments in respect of the Leader programme, area based rural development and the programme for peace and reconciliation. My Department does not normally receive income from charges, other than those arising under freedom of information requests, the fees for which are determined centrally.

However, should the Deputy have any particular queries in relation to the charges and appropriations-in-aid receipts of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, I would be glad to have these followed up.