Derek Nolan (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the various types of European funds and grants available to local authorities at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4086/12]

Derek Nolan (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the various types of European funds and grants available to local community groups at present. [4087/12]

Derek Nolan (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the various types of European funds and grants available to Irish business and research centres at present. [4088/12]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 to 118, inclusive, together.

The Deputy will be aware that there is a very wide range of EU schemes providing support to Irish business and research centres, to local community groups and to local authorities. An outline of the main schemes is provided on the official EU website, at http://ec.europa.eu/contracts_grants/grants_en.htm. The availability and eligibility requirements for each scheme are published in the Official Journal of the European Union (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOIndex.do), which provides the definite description of each scheme.

An outline of activities in Ireland funded by EU schemes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/ireland/eu_services_in_ireland/index_en.htm. The total amount of funding received by Ireland from the EU Budget in 2010 amounted to some €1.882 billion. This was broken down as follows:

European Agriculture Guarantee Fund €1,305m

European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development €381m

European Social Fund €52.1m

European regional Development Fund €67.4m

Others (including the European Fisheries Fund, the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance, the European Economic Area, and Trans-European Networks) €76.7m

I would invite the Deputy to contact the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding specific queries on individual schemes.