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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Overseas Development Aid (12 Jul 2023)

Seán Fleming: For 2022, the Government provided a total allocation for Official Development Assistance (ODA) of €1.045 billion. This was the first year the allocation exceeded €1 billion. The actual outturn for 2022 has been calculated for submission in the coming weeks to the OECD, which monitors levels of ODA internationally. It shows the exceptional impact of ODA-eligible costs of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sports Funding (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Fleming: The Department of Foreign Affairs has had a long-standing and very positive relationship with the GAA, recognising the central role which the organisation plays in Irish communities all over the world, both as a sporting organisation and as a very unique social and community network. The Department supports the organisation’s overseas activities primarily through the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Fleming: The Department of Foreign Affairs maintains and administers a voluntary roster of suitably skilled and vetted individuals who are available to participate at short notice in election observation missions, organised by the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The current Election Observation Roster was established for a period of five years,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals (27 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: Ireland played a significant role in the development and adoption in 2015 of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We have prioritised their implementation nationally and internationally. The SDGs provide the overall framework for the Government's international development policy, A Better World. In September, world leaders will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (22 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: The Department of Foreign Affairs maintains and administers a voluntary roster of suitably skilled and vetted individuals who are available to participate at short notice in election observation missions, organised by the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The current Election Observation Roster was established for a period of five years,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Budgets (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: International climate finance is a priority for the Government and for Ireland’s foreign policy. Last year, the Department of Foreign Affairs led on a cross-governmental process to formulate the Government's International Climate Finance Roadmap, which was published in July 2022. The Roadmap sets out how Ireland will deliver on the target of providing at least €225...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: The Irish Red Cross Society (IRCS) was established in 1939 under the Red Cross Act 1938 (subsequently amended). It is an independent charitable body with full power to manage and administer its own affairs. Its legal objectives are to furnish aid to the sick and wounded, and to provide relief to those in need. The Society has a dual mandate to act nationally and overseas and forms part of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (20 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: The Government is committed to the target agreed at the UN to provide 0.7% of Gross National Income in Official Development Assistance (ODA), as set out in A Better World, Ireland's International Development Policy, and in the Programme for Government. For 2023, the Government has provided a gross allocation to ODA of over €1.233 billion. This is the ninth consecutive year in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (20 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: Ireland has a strong history of providing humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable communities across the globe. According to global rankings, Ireland is a top twenty humanitarian donor. We respond to large scale humanitarian crises and emergencies, such as the devastating earthquakes which struck Turkiye and Syria in February, and we seek to maintain attention on less prominent and often...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (20 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: Under the rules for accounting for Official Development Assistance (ODA), managed by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), support for refugees within donor countries is included in ODA in accordance with clear criteria. Costs counted are for refugees' first 12 months only. They include all direct expenses for food, shelter,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (15 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: Ireland’s Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025 is the cornerstone of our approach to diaspora engagement, setting out the Government’s vision for engaging with Irish diaspora communities all over the world. The third Global Irish Civic Forum took place in Dublin Castle last April and the agenda was built around the five pillars of the Strategy - Our People, Values, Prosperity, Culture...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Presidential Elections (15 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to hold a referendum during the lifetime of this Government on the question of extending the Presidential election franchise to Irish citizens abroad. In line with that commitment, the Government restored the Thirty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill to the Dáil Order Paper in July 2020. The date for the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (15 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: Action Aid Ireland is a highly valued partner for the Government's international development programme. It is one of the ten key NGO partners which receive funding from the innovative new five-year funding scheme, Ireland’s Civil Society Partnership for a Better World, which is administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Under this scheme, the Department has provided...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Change Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: International climate finance and climate diplomacy are priorities for the Government, and for Ireland's foreign policy. The Department of Foreign Affairs engages in climate diplomacy in close collaboration with other Government Departments, at the United Nations and the International Financial Institutions and through the European Union. The scale up of Ireland’s international...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Environmental Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: The Government recognises that protection of the ocean is a key issue for Ireland and for the international community. The ocean plays a vital role in stabilising our climate, and is itself burdened by the impact of climate change, plastic pollution and over-fishing placed. The Department of Foreign Affairs provides support to a number of partners that aim to protect the global marine...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (15 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: For 2023, the Government has provided a gross allocation of over €1.233 billion for Official Development Assistance (ODA). This is the ninth consecutive year in which Ireland’s allocation for ODA has increased, and the second consecutive year in which the allocation has been over €1 billion. Each year the Department of Foreign Affairs reports to the OECD Development...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (15 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: Ireland is a steadfast supporter of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). It plays a crucial role in providing essential services to 5.7 million registered Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Through its work, UNRWA continues to act as a force for stability in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals (15 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: Irelands international development programme is explicitly focused on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Ireland provides Official Development Assistance to support the most vulnerable people in more than 130 countries. To this end, we form partnerships with governments, international and multilateral organisations, local civil society groups and international non-governmental...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals (15 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: Ireland played a significant role in the development and adoption of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. We have prioritised the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) nationally and internationally. The provide the overall framework for the Government's international development policy, A Better World. In September, world leaders will meet at the SDG Summit...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (15 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 157 together. The Government's policy for international development, A Better World, provides the framework for our whole-of-government development cooperation programme. Rooted in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the policy focuses our efforts on four priorities of gender equality, reducing humanitarian need, climate action and...