– Howlin welcomes approval of Ireland’s Regional Operational Programmes 2014-2020

Howlin welcomes approval of Ireland’s Regional Operational Programmes 2014-2020

Howlin welcomes approval of Ireland’s Regional Operational Programmes 2014-2020

More than €400 million to be invested by Europe over next seven years

Brendan Howlin TD, Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform, today (16 December 2014) welcomed the approval by the Government and the European Commission of Ireland’s Regional Operational Programmes, which will be co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and managed by the Regional Assemblies.

The Minister said, “This represents a major investment by the European Union in Ireland’s regions over the next seven years. This funding will be focussed on areas such as promoting R&D investment and the competitiveness of the business sector; investing in ICT infrastructure such as next generation broadband; and promoting an environmentally-friendly and resource efficient economy, including retrofitting of social housing.”

Minister Howlin noted that, including EU funding and Exchequer match funding, the two programmes will have a total value of more than €800 million, broken down as follows:

€498 million for the Southern & Eastern Region (including ERDF funding of €249 million); and

€320 million for the Border, Midland & Western (BMW) Region (including ERDF funding of €160 million).

8% Increase in Funding

In the context of the 2013 agreement on the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which was reached under the Irish Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Government was successful in securing €1.2 billion of Cohesion policy funding for the period 2014-2020. This represents an increase of 8% in real terms over the 2007-2013 period, at a time when the overall EU budget for Cohesion policy was reduced by 8%.

This funding will be delivered through the two ERDF Regional Programmes, as well as a National Programme under the European Social Fund (ESF) and a number of European Territorial Cooperation Programmes, such as the cross-border PEACE Programme

Special Allocation for BMW Region

The Minister said he was pleased that the Government had been successful in negotiating a special allocation of €100 million (2011 prices) for the BMW Region in recognition of the fact that it is now classified by the EU for statistical purposes as a more developed region. The will be delivered through the ERDF Programme for the region as well as through Ireland’s ESF Programme, which is being finalised at present.

This special allocation is one of two secured by Ireland. The Government was also successful in securing €150 million (2011 prices) towards a new cross-border PEACE programme.

Urban Development Fund

A feature of the new ERDF Programmes will be an Urban Development Fund with a total value in the region of €80 million.

The Minister finished by saying, “I am particularly pleased that it was possible to agree funding for a new Urban Development Fund which will provide investment for projects that contribute to the economic, social and environmental development of urban areas.”

END

Note to editors

The European Structural & Investment (ESI) Funds comprise the:

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF);
European Social Fund (ESF);
Cohesion Fund (CF)[1];
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD);
European Maritime & Fisheries Fund (EMFF).

In the context of the 2013 agreement on the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the Irish Government was successful in securing €1.2 billion of Cohesion policy funding for the period 2014-2020. This represents an increase of 8% in real terms over the 2007-2013 programming period, at a time when the overall EU budget for Cohesion policy was reduced by 8%. In particular, the Government was successful in negotiating two special allocations:

€100 million (2011 prices) for the Border, Midland and Western (BMW) Region, in recognition that it is now classified by the EU as a more developed region; and
€150 million (2011 prices) towards a new Northern Ireland PEACE programme.

Of this €1.2 billion:

€409 million is for European Regional Development Fund co-funded programmes;
€542 million is for European Social Fund co-funded programmes;
An additional €68m is provided for the Youth Employment Initiative, which will be programmed through the ESF programme;
€169 million is for European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes, including the Northern Ireland PEACE Programme, the Ireland/Northern Ireland/Scotland INTERREG Programme, the Ireland/Wales INTERREG Programme and a number of smaller transnational programmes in which Ireland participates.

At the same time, Ireland secured €2.2 billion from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development Fund and €148 million from the European Maritime & Fisheries Fund, also for the period 2014-2020.

Partnership Agreement/Operational Programmes

To draw down funding, specific requirements set out in the ESI Funds Regulations must be met. These include the development of a strategy set out in a Partnership Agreement, the preparation and implementation of Operational Programmes and, ultimately, the certification and auditing of eligible expenditure.

The funding priorities for Ireland’s ESI Funds programmes are set out in its Partnership Agreement which was approved by the Government and the Commission on 18 November 2014 and which take account of the Europe 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth, as well as the National Reform Programme. These priorities include:

promoting jobs and growth;
combating unemployment and social exclusion;
promoting R&D and ICT investment and the competitiveness of the business sector; and
promoting an environmentally-friendly and resource-efficient economy.

Ireland will have the following Operational Programmes for the period 2014-2020:

Two Regional ERDF Operational Programmes managed by the Southern & Eastern Regional Assembly and the Border, Midland & Western Regional Assembly;
A National ESF Operational Programme part-funded by the ESF and managed by the Department of Education & Skills;
Cross-border programmes as follows:

the PEACE Programme;
the Ireland/Northern Ireland/Scotland INTERREG Programme;
the Ireland/Wales INTERREG Programme; and
a number of smaller operational programmes focused on EU trans-national cooperation part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

a Rural Development Programme part-funded by the EAFRD and managed by the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine;
a Seafood Development Programme part-funded by the EMFF and managed by the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine.

[1] Ireland has not received funding under the Cohesion Fund since 2006.

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