Written answers
Tuesday, 26 February 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
EU Funding
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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626. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of funds received by her Department or channelled through her Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these funds supported. [9570/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The amount of EU funds received or channelled through my Department in 2017 is outlined in the following table -
| Programme | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Connecting Europe Facility Fund (CEF) | €500,000 | The CEF assists Member States with their national implementation of the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information. DEASP and the HSE are in partnership on this implementation. |
| European Globalisation Fund (EGF) – Lufthansa Technik Airmotive | €265,975 | The EGF provides one-off time limited individual support to people across Ireland in certain companies and sectors that were made redundant as a result of globalisation. |
| European Employment Services (EURES) – Ireland/Northern Ireland Cross Border partnership | €249,030 | EURES facilitates the free movement of workers which is organised centrally by the European Commission and is administered in the member states by the Public Employment Service. |
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