Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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65. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of project applications entered by the State under the European Investment Bank for investment and infrastructural projects, per annum in each of the years 2010 to 2016, in tabular form; the number of successful agreements to date; the estimated total expected drawdown of funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3730/17]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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66. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of project applications entered by the State under the European Investment Bank for investment and infrastructural projects, in 2017 in tabular form; the estimated total expected drawdown of funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3731/17]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 65 and 66 together.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the long-term financing institution of the European Union. Its mission is to help implement the EU's policy objectives by providing financing to projects that address these objectives. The EIB may lend to lend to Governments, public sector bodies, commercial semi-state bodies or private sector entities.

The Deputy will find in the table a breakdown of both private and public sector (including commercial semi-state) projects in Ireland to which the European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided financing. The table sets out the project name, the sector involved, the date of contract signature and amount for each project for the period 2010-2016.

The Deputy should note that the figures set out in the table refer to the contract amount. The schedule for finance drawdown from EIB for each project is determined within individual financing contracts and is confidential between the EIB and the project promoter.

The Deputy may also wish to be aware that information on the projects signed between the EIB and project promoters in Ireland is also publicly available on the EIB website. A link to the relevant section of the site is available here: .

No contracts, according to the EIB website, have been signed to date in 2017 with project promoters in Ireland. I am not in a position to indicate how many contracts will be signed by the EIB and Irish entities (whether in the public or private sector) in 2017 as there are a range of factors that determine whether a finance contract will ultimately be signed for any project proposal in any given year. Such factors may include project proposal maturity, agreement between EIB and the project promoter on financing terms and the availability of matching or alternative finance.