Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 383: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of taxpayers' money given to the Institute for International and European Affairs in the lead up to the Lisbon referendum. [47095/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Department was a corporate member of the Institute for International European Affairs up to the end of January 2008. As part of an effort to reduce the Department's administrative costs, membership was not renewed. There is no record of any other payment being made to the Institute.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 384: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of EU funding received by his Department directly or for institutions, groups, organisations or bodies under his aegis in the past 20 years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47238/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Since its establishment in 2002, the Department has received EU funding as set out in the following tabular statement:

In respect of the agencies under the aegis of the Department, applications for and the receipt of EU funding are day-to-day matters for the agencies themselves. Details of such funding arrangements are usually set out in the annual reports and accounts of the agencies in question, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library.