Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 21 June 2018
Public Accounts Committee
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 14 - Control of Ireland's Bilateral Assistance Programme
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
9:00 am
Mr. Niall Burgess:
The objective set out in the Global Ireland document is to reach the figure of 0.7% of GNI by 2030. One would have to work out the level of projected economic growth during that period to get the figure, but it would require significant increases on an annual basis. How it is phased in over a period of 12 years is very much a matter for political decisions. It would probably be in excess of €2 billion.
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