Written answers
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
EU Funding
10:00 am
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 416: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the percentage of the money allocated to his Department from European funds for each of the years 2000 to 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5182/07]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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In the 2000-2006 period EU funding was allocated to my Department through the Southern & Eastern Operational Programme, the Border, Midland & Western Operational Programme, the Economic Infrastructure Operational Programme, and the Productive Sector Operational Programme.
The tables set out the annual total allocations under the Community Support Framework (CSF), the annual allocations by measure to my Department and my Department's annual allocations as a percentage of the CSF.
| Table 1: Annual allocations under the | ||||
| CSF 2000-2006 — € millions | ||||
| Year | Structural Funds | Cohesion Fund | TENS | Annual Total |
| € millions | ||||
| 2000 | 664.0 | 136.8 | 6.8 | 807.6 |
| 2001 | 600.0 | 167.3 | 18.4 | 785.7 |
| 2002 | 534.1 | 136.0 | 10.6 | 680.7 |
| 2003 | 464.0 | 127.3 | 7.1 | 598.4 |
| 2004 | 334.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 334.0 |
| 2005 | 317.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 317.1 |
| 2006 | 259.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 259 |
| Totals | 3,172.2 | 567.4 | 42.9 | 3,782.5 |
| Table 2: Annual allocations of EU funding to D/CMNR by measure — €m | |||||||||
| EU Funding Allocation 2000-2006 | |||||||||
| Operational Programme | Priority | Measure | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| €m | €m | €m | €m | €m | €m | €m | |||
| Local Infrastructure | E-Commerce and Communications | ||||||||
| Local Enterprise | Aquaculture | 0.0 | 1.25 | 1.46 | 1.94 | 1.78 | 1.77 | 1.41 | |
| Fishery Harbours | 2.88 | 2.70 | 3.33 | 2.36 | 1.36 | 0.86 | 0.87 | ||
| Local Infrastructure | E-Commerce and Communications | ||||||||
| Local Enterprise | Aquaculture | 0.0 | 1.94 | 2.45 | 3.58 | 3.32 | 2.32 | 2.46 | |
| Fishery Harbours | 3.68 | 2.56 | 1.74 | 1.04 | 1.54 | 3.04 | 1.04 | ||
| Energy Conservation and Alternative/ Renewable Energy | |||||||||
| Fleet Renewal and Modernisation | |||||||||
| Adjustment of the Fishing Effort | |||||||||
| Supporting Measures | |||||||||
| 25.51 | 34.24 | 37.05 | 42.96 | 35.29 | 32.07 | 22.39 |
| Table 3: D/CMNR annual allocations of EU funds under the CSF 2000-2006. | ||
| Year | Allocation of Structural Funds | Allocation as % of EU funds in CSF 2000-2006 |
| €m | % | |
| 2000 | 25.51 | 3.15 |
| 2001 | 34.24 | 4.36 |
| 2002 | 37.05 | 5.44 |
| 2003 | 42.96 | 7.19 |
| 2004 | 35.29 | 10.56 |
| 2005 | 32.07 | 10.11 |
| 2006 | 22.39 | 8.64 |
| Total | 229.51 | 6.06 |
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