Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance
12:50 pm
Mr. David Cooney:
The total budget of the United Nations is set each year towards the end of the year and then is apportioned among the member states on the basis of a key that is calculated on the basis of one's GDP or GNP - I do not know which. Our contribution key has fallen quite significantly for the current period because of the-----