Written answers

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Department of Finance

EU Budget Contribution

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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160. To ask the Minister for Finance the total Irish contribution to the European Union budget for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the projected contribution for 2014; if he will report on the total of EU receipts and financial supports during the same periods; and if Ireland is now a net contributor to the European Union. [1677/14]

Photo of Michael NoonanMichael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Finance publishes information on EU Budget payments and public sector receiptsin the annual Budget & Economic Statistics (BES) bulletin. The data for 2011 and 2012 are reproduced in the following table. A provisional EU budget payment figure for 2013 and an estimate for 2014 are also included. EU receipts data for 2013 and 2014 are not yet available.

The EU also makes some payments directly to private beneficiaries, most notably for Research programmes, which are not incorporated in the public sector receipts figures. The research receipts published by the EU Commission are included in the table. In overall terms, based on current assumptions, Ireland is likely to remain a net beneficiary under the EU Budget Multiannual Financial Framework in the medium term.

YearEU Budget PaymentPublic Sector ReceiptsResearch Receipts^Total Receipts*
-€m€m€m€m
20111,3501,950722,023
20121,3931,8381041,942
2013 (p)1,726n/an/an/a
2014 (e)1,635n/an/an/a
(p) Provisional

(e) Estimate, based upon current information

^Research receipt data is as published by the EU Commission.

*Rounding may affect totals.

Sources: Department of Finance, Paying Authorities & EU Commission

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