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

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9:00 am

Mr. Niall Burgess:

Yes, but we also fund the UN for its activities. The figure I have for aid to Syria last year is €25 million. The funding we have been giving has been rising steadily since 2012. The figure so far for 2018 is €17.5 million. We are not yet halfway through the year.

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