Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 425: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of EU funding received by her Department for programmes administered by her Department or by agencies under the remit of her Department in each year of the past ten years; if she will detail the specific programmes in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29476/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is available on the tables attached. Table 1 details the level of EU aid received by the Department of Education and Science as appropriations in aid, per measure, for each of the years 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 from the European Social Fund under the Community Support Framework, 1994-1999. Table 2 details the level of EU aid received by the Department of Education and Science to date, per measure, as appropriations in aid from the European Social Fund under the Community Support Framework 2000-2006. The Deputy should be aware that EU funds are drawn-down in arrears, following certification and checking of accounts and in accordance with European Commission rules and procedures. Claims made by my Department in respect of 2006 activity have been submitted to the ESF Managing Authority and are currently being processed.