Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 677: To ask the Minister for Education and Science 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. [47242/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is in the following tables.

Table 1 details the level of EU aid received, per Measure, by the Department of Education and Science from the European Social Fund under the Community Support Framework, 1994 — 1999.

Table 2 details the level of EU aid received, per Measure, by the Department of Education and Science 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.

There may be other amounts paid directly to education sector bodies/institutions by the EU Commission in relation to which my Department does not have details.

For historical data detailing the level of EU aid received by the State between 1973-1993, I would direct the Deputy to the EU Transfers Section of the Department of Finance publication — Budgetary and Economic Statistics.

Under the EU Peace II programme a total of €1,660,760 was received by my Department in the period 2003 — 2008 in respect of Peace II, Measure 5.5, Cross Border Education, School and Youth Co-operation and of this amount, under the agreed funding arrangements, a total of €217,057 was paid to the Department of Education, Northern Ireland.