Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the sources of European Union funding that has been applied for and drawn down since July 2007; if this information will be provided in chronological order and in tabular form under the headings for the type of funding concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10484/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is responsible for, amongst other things, overall policy in relation to Ireland's EU Structural and Cohesion Funds. It is responsible for drawing down the European Regional Development and Cohesion Funds which are paid into the Central Fund as a capital receipt. It also plays a central role in the development and monitoring of the programmes/projects through which the Funds are drawn down.

In addition to the EU Structural and Cohesion Funds for which my Department has responsibility, the EU provides monies to Ireland through a number of other funds principally through the Common Agricultural Policy (Guarantee Fund) for which my colleague the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has responsibility.

Ireland has qualified for Structural Funds since we joined the EU in 1973 and for the Cohesion Fund from 1993 when it was established. However, since 2004, Ireland no longer qualifies for Cohesion Funding.

Set out below is a breakdown of receipts from the EU budget for 2007 and 2008:

Figures for 2008 are the provisional outturn. The table includes certain receipts that are paid directly to the relevant implementation agencies and are not received by the Exchequer.