§ Mr. BrowneTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the level of take-up by the two main communities in Northern Ireland has been of funds under the EU Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation for each of its sub-programmes and for the main types of funding body. [88206]
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§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe figures requested are listed in Tables 1 and 2: Technical details of the research on which these figures are based are given in "European Union Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation—Analysis of Community Uptake Report", a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.
Table 1: Approved funding by sub programme and religious community Percentage Estimated take-up Catholic Protestant Employment 59 41 Urban and Rural Regeneration 63 37 Cross-border Development 46 54 Social inclusion 58 42 Productive investment 42 58 Partnerships 52 48 Programme overall 54 46
Table 2: Approved funding by funding body and religious community Percentage Estimated take-up Catholic Protestant District Partnerships 52 48 Government Departments 48 52 Intermediate Funding Bodies/Sector Partners 57 43 Programme overall 54 46 Notes:
1. Figures are based on 14,748 project applications out of a total of some 15,460 applications for funding within Northern Ireland notified by September 1998.
2. The religion of beneficiaries of funding is based on the religious composition of the geographical area of origin of the application.