Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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97. To ask the Minister for Finance the EU budget contribution Ireland has made in each of the years 2011 to 2017; the estimated contributions for each of the years 2018 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45015/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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EU Budget payments and public sector receipt data are published annually by the Department of Finance in the Budget Statistics publication. For ease of reference, Ireland's contributions to the EU budget for the years 2011 to 2016 are set out in the following table:

In relation to current and future years, it is worth noting that EU budget forecasts are contingent on a number of variables, including the size of the overall EU budget for any individual year and other operational developments which will only emerge as the year progresses. As such, these estimates are monitored and updated on an ongoing basis as new information becomes available.

At the time of Budget 2018, my Department forecast that Ireland's contribution to the EU budget for 2017 to be €2,300 million. For future years, the Department currently estimates contributions of €2,650 million in 2018, €2,675 million in 2019 and €2,750 million in 2020.

The Commission is due to present a proposal on the next Multi-annual Financial Framework (post 2020) by mid-2018. While my Department currently forecasts Ireland's contributions to the EU budget for 2021 to be €2,775 million, this figure is used primarily for illustrative purposes.