Written answers
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Department of Finance
Departmental Funding
10:00 pm
Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the cross-Border bodies that are funded by the Irish State; the cost to the State of each of these bodies in 2007 and 2008; if he will provide this information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8384/09]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The cross-border bodies funded by the Irish Government are set out in the table showing the cost to the Irish State of each of these bodies for 2007 and 2008 covering both administration and programme costs.
| Cross-Border Body | 2007 | 20081 |
| €m | €m | |
| Waterways Ireland | 36. 21 | 38.14 |
| Food Safety Promotion Board | 6.65 | 7.14 |
| InterTrade Ireland | 9.48 | 6.54 |
| Special European Union Programmes Body (SEUPB)2 | 42.85 | 39.61 |
| The Language Body | 16.17 | 18.67 |
| Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission3 | 3.99 | 2.92 |
| Tourism Ireland | 53.29 | 53.6 |
| 1 Provisional Outturn Figures for 2008. | ||
| 2 75% of eligible State funding on Interreg and PEACE programmes is EU recoupable, i.e. €31.15m for 2007 and €28.88m for 2008. | ||
| 3 Figures include €1.31m and €0.30m paid to the Loughs Agency for disbursement under the Salmon Hardship Scheme for 2007 and 2008 respectively. |
The North/South Bodies are jointly funded by the Government and the Northern Ireland Executive. Funding from each jurisdiction is provided on an agreed proportionate basis having regard to the benefits accruing to each jurisdiction and the specific factors related to each sector. The North/South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland Ltd. play a significant role in taking forward North/South co-operation on the island.
The Government remains committed to North/South cooperation and will continue to explore ways in which we can work closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to advance our common interests.
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