Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto, in a written answer on 16 July 2026, told MEP Regina Doherty (PPE, Ireland) that the European Commission does not centralise EU funding data at the level of individual local authority areas, such as Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, South Dublin, and Fingal County Councils. The answer, responding to a parliamentary question, explains that while the Cohesion open data platform offers an overview of budget allocations for Cohesion policy funds in Ireland for 2021-2027, detailed information on specific operations is published by national managing authorities. The Financial Transparency System allows filtering by NUTS 2 region, but not by more granular geographical classifications. Fitto directs the MEP to the relevant managing authorities in Ireland for further details. The answer contains no new policy commitments or numerical targets; it clarifies the limits of available data, impacting local authorities and potential beneficiaries seeking precise funding figures. The response is purely informational, with no institutional follow-up expected beyond the existing data platforms.
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Asked byRegina Doherty (PPE)