Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 February 2025
345. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list all cases where Ireland applies “goldplating” in the process for applying for and drawing down EU funds and in each case to explain the rationale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3139/25]
View answerThe systems for accessing EU funds are largely set at EU level, meaning they are proposed by the Commission and negotiated and agreed by the Council of the EU (Member States), and the European Parliament. This approach is important to ensure consistency in how funds are accessed and used across Member States.
My Department has responsibility for the Resilience and Recovery Facility (RRF), the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), PEACEPLUS and coordination of Ireland’s cohesion policy and matters related to cohesion policy funds in Ireland, including the European Social Fund + (ESF+), EU Just Transition Fund (EUJTF), European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), Asylum Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), Internal Security Fund ISF) and INTERREG funds.
The administrative requirements for applying and drawing down of these funds are in line with the terms and conditions as set out in the Regulations governing these funds.
