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74. Mr. D. Ahern   asked the Taoiseach the actual amounts and the percentage amounts of all funds under the aegis of his Department and of other State Departments which have been spent in the Border counties, including County Louth; if he will give the overall figure and percentage in respect of County Louth under each heading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17896/96]
The Taoiseach: According to figures supplied by Departments to the Task Force on Funding Arrangements in the Border Region the total amount of money spent/allocated for the years 1994-95 in the Border region was as follows:
| Agency/Department |
Total Spent/Allocated 1994-95 |
| |
£ |
| Agriculture |
88,782,000 |
| Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht |
16,864,000 |
| [1503]Education |
34,436,000 |
| Enterprise and Employment |
52,779,000 |
| Environment |
102,421,000 |
| FÁS |
90,910,000 |
| Local Development |
5,067,000 |
| Marine |
4,622,000 |
| Tourism and Trade |
10,690,000 |
| Transport, Energy and Communications |
31,750,000 |
| INTERREG |
7,470,000 |
| Programme for Peace and Reconciliation |
140,000 |
| International Fund for Ireland |
6,000,000 |
| Total |
451,931,000 |
The 1996 allocations are as follows:
| Agency/Department |
1996 |
| |
£ |
| Agriculture |
60,012,000 |
| Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht |
8,600,000 |
| Education |
27,838,000 |
| Enterprise and Employment |
30,986,000 |
| Environment |
40,463,000 |
| FÁS |
52,000,000 |
| Local Development |
7,430,000 |
| Marine |
12,406,000 |
| Tourism and Trade |
8,630,000 |
| Transport, Energy and Communications |
25,100,000 |
| INTERREG |
17,928,000 |
| Peace Initiative |
29,800,000 |
| International Fund for Ireland |
7,800,000 |
| Total |
328,993,000 |
The task force did not compile figures for regions other than the Border region and figures are not available on a county basis.
However, based on figures supplied by lead Departments for operational programmes to the Department of Finance, the percentage of estimated CSF expenditure for the Border region is as follows: 1994, 13 per cent; 1995, 14 per cent; 1996, 14 per cent.
The task force report on funding arrangements in the Border region, which has been circulated to Members [1504] of the Oireachtas, was a once off exercise. Ongoing monitoring of CSF expenditure by region is a matter for the Minister for Finance.
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