§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the maximum sum of money per head of population in each district council in Northern Ireland which can be obtained from the European fund for peace and reconciliation. [30322]
§ Mr. MossUnder sub-programme 6 of the EU special support programme for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland 1995 to 1999, a proposed sum of £35 million will be allocated among Northern Ireland's 26 district council areas to take account of both population and levels of relative deprivation. The maximum sum of money per head of population in each district council area in Northern Ireland under sub-programme 6 is as follows:
District council Allocation per capita (£) Antrim 12 Ards 13 Armagh 16 Ballymena 13 Ballymoney 14 Banbridge 13 Belfast 34 Carrickfergus 11 Castlereagh 11 Coleraine 13 Cookstown 28 Craigavon 14 Derry 36 Down 14 Dungannon 25 Fermanagh 20 Larne 15 Limavady 30 Lisburn 19 Magherafelt 20 Moyle 25 Newry and Mourne 24 Newtownabbey 13 North Down 11 Omagh 19 Strabane 43 Average 21