Written answers
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Department of Social and Family Affairs
EU Funding
10:00 pm
Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 356: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of EU funding received for programmes administered by her Department or by agencies under the remit of her Department in each of the past 15 years; if she will detail the programmes in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24899/09]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Details of EU funding received by the Department from 1993 to 2008 are set in the table below. EU Funding received by the Department
| Name of Programme | Amount Received€ | |
| 1 | Repayment of grants under the EU Horizon Project 1995 | 290,242 |
| 2 | EU Presidency 1996 | 114,545 |
| 3 | EU Presidency 1998 | 89,492 |
| 4 | Conference on caring for older people at home 1999 | 31,115 |
| 5 | Conference on Social Development 2000 | 39,552 |
| 6 | KIMSAC Project 1996 - 2000 | 284,163 |
| 7 | Leonardo Da Vinci Project 1997 - 2001 | 25,366 |
| 8 | Conference on reconciling Mobility and Social Inclusion 2004 | 161,418 |
| 9 | Conference on Family and Social Policy in Europe 2004 | 159,947 |
| 10 | Conference on Co-ordination of Social Security in an enlarged Europe – now and tomorrow 2004 | 202,137 |
| 11 | Conference "3rd European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty" 2004 | 187,271 |
| 12 | EU Special Programmes for Peace and Reconciliation 1996 – 2006 | 17,521,835 |
In addition to the above, the Department provided funding from subheads within its Vote in respect of the following programmes that were co-funded by the EU.
| Name of Programme | Amount Provided from Departmental Subheads€ | |
| 13 | EU Community Action Programme to Combat Social Exclusion 2002 – 2006 | 160,363 |
| 14 | EU Community Action Programme for Employment an Social Solidarity (Progress) 2007 – 2013 | 47,427 |
| 15 | EU Special Programmes for Peace and Reconciliation (From 1996 – 2002) | 7,514,310 |
We have no definitive figures from the EU Commission on the overall amount provided to Ireland under the various Social Exclusion Programmes, however, it generally equates to 20% of the total costs of projects i.e. some €41,560 for 13. and 14 . above. It should be noted however that not all organisations which received EU funding under the Social Exclusion Programme sought matching funding from this Department.
Responsibility for the measures of the EU Special Programmes for Peace and Reconciliation relevant to this Department transferred to the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in July 2002. The five statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Pensions Board, the Combat Poverty Agency, the Citizens Information Board (formerly Comhairle and previously known as the National Social Services Board (NSSB)), the Family Support Agency and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department. Details of EU funding received by the National Social Services Board (NSSB) are set out in the following table.
| Name of Programme | Amount Received€ | |
| 1 | EC Funding for Information Initiatives – 1997 | €62,352 |
| 2 | EC Funding for Information Initiatives - 1998 | €45,353 |
| 3 | EC Funding for Information Initiatives - 1999 | €40,360 |
The spreadsheet attached at Appendix 1 shows EU co-funded monies received by the Combat Poverty Agency since 1993. None of the other bodies received funding from the EU.
Appendix 1 to PQ 24899/09 - EU Funding Received by the Combat Poverty Agency 1993 – 2008
| YEAR | European Communities' Programme 2nd (through DSW) | EU Third Poverty Programme (through DSW) | EC Horizon Community Development Programme(via Depts Enterprise and Employment and Social Welfare) | EC Horizon Community Arts Programme(via Depts Enterprise an Employment and Social Welfare) | NOVA Advance Community Development Consultancy(ESF via Dept of Enterprise and Employment) | Total funding for Programme for Peace and Reconciliation(ESF 75% & Exchequer25% | EU Preparatory Actions - Models of Consultation | Mainstreaming Social Inclusion Phase I,II, & Evaluation | Local Authority Social Inclusion | TOTAL € | |
| 1993 | 458,647 | 345,968 | 209,064 | 1,013,679 | |||||||
| 1994 | 140,809 | 254,659 | 233,116 | 45,187 | 673,771 | ||||||
| 1995 | 28,017 | 28,017 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 7,072 | 957,509 | 964,581 | ||||||||
| 1997 | 3,322,724 | 3,322,724 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 5,059,317 | 5,059,317 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 7,969,475 | 7,969,475 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 5,293,402 | 116,509 | 5,409,911 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 4,528,482 | 30,152 | 4,558,634 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 5,771,205 | 5,771,205 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 10,028,799 | 29,847 | 25,913 | 10,084,559 | |||||||
| 2004 | 9,566,428 | 111,159 | 45,119 | 9,722,706 | |||||||
| 2005 | -1,927,659 | 232,822 | -1,694,837 | transferred to the Special EU Progs Body | |||||||
| 2005 | 1,110,817 | 1,110,817 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 1,201,424 | 200,359 | 1,401,783 | ||||||||
| 2007 | -449,037 | -449,037 | Represents balance of Border Action monies refunded to DSFA | ||||||||
| 2007 | 959,332 | 959,332 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 892,523 | 892,523 | |||||||||
| 599,456 | 600,627 | 442,180 | 80,276 | 54,284,741 | 146,661 | 574,187 | 71,032 | 56,799,160 |
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