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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I am extremely concerned by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked attack is causing immense suffering for the people of Ukraine. Russia’s war is illegal and immoral, and Ireland’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering. Ireland will do all it can to support the humanitarian response both in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The generosity of people in Ireland towards the Ukrainian people, the impulse to help those in need, and the strong solidarity with Ukraine, is very welcome and is to be commended.  Building on the €10 million in Irish Aid funding already provided in humanitarian aid to partners already working on the ground, including Ukrainian civil society, the Taoiseach last weekend announced...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The generosity of the people of Ireland in responding to this crisis, the impulse to help those in need, and the strong solidarity with Ukraine, is very welcome and is to be commended.   From a practical perspective, with airports closed and other transportation infrastructure under great pressure, the sending and transporting of large numbers of individual consignments of physical...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The generosity of the people of Ireland in responding to this crisis, the impulse to help those in need, and the strong solidarity with Ukraine, is very welcome and is to be commended.   From a practical perspective, with airports closed and other transportation infrastructure under great pressure, the sending and transporting of large numbers of individual consignments of physical...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian War (9 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The Department of Foreign Affairs provides funding to a range of non-governmental organisations through a series of grant schemes dedicated to delivering on the Government's priorities at home and abroad. These include support for international development overseas, development education in Ireland, reconciliation on the island of Ireland, emigrant support and information on the European...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian War (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I am extremely concerned by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked attack is causing immense suffering for the people of Ukraine. Russia’s war is illegal and immoral, and Ireland’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering. Ireland will do all it can to support the humanitarian response both in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The Irish government has made a €20 million Irish aid package available to support the humanitarian response in Ukraine and refugee host countries. This is being channelled through trusted humanitarian partners who have an established presence delivering life-saving assistance in the region. The first €10 million tranche has been allocated to UN OCHA (€3 million),...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The generosity of people in Ireland towards Ukraine, the impulse to help those in need, and the strong solidarity with Ukrainians, is very welcome and is to be commended. I am also impressed by the support shown to Ireland-based Ukrainians including doctors who are working to get medical supplies to Ukraine. Networks such as those are invaluable in keeping channels open with people on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: Moldova's response to the crisis has been very impressive under extremely difficult circumstances. The €20 million Irish Aid humanitarian package responding to the Ukraine crisis includes to support to Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring countries, including Moldova. €5 million of the Irish Aid package is allocated to the UNHCR inter-agency Regional Response Plan (RPP) for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: Ireland is committed to providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the most effective way possible. In keeping with the Principles of Good Humanitarian Donorship, which underpin the Irish Aid partnership approach to humanitarian action, Irish Aid provides predictable, often long-term, funding, to a range of partners, including NGOs and UN agencies like the WHO and the Red Cross Movement,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The response of Moldova to this crisis has been very impressive under extremely difficult circumstances. The €20 million Irish Aid humanitarian package responding to the crisis in Ukraine includes support to Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring countries, including Moldova. €5 million of the Irish Aid package is allocated to the UNHCR inter-agency Regional Response Plan (RPP)...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The response of Moldova to this crisis has been very impressive under extremely difficult circumstances. The €20 million Irish Aid humanitarian package includes to support to Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring countries, including Moldova.  €5 million of the Irish Aid package is allocated to the UNHCR inter-agency Regional Response Plan (RPP) for the Ukraine crisis, which...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I am deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, including in Mariupol where civilians are under siege and supplies are running out. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a long and trusted humanitarian partner of Ireland and will receive €5 million as part of the announced €20 million Irish humanitarian aid package to support Ukrainians...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I remain very concerned by the evolving humanitarian situation in Ukraine. My Department, through Irish Aid, is guided by the need to get resources to those affected as quickly as possible. The generosity of people in Ireland towards Ukraine, the impulse to help those in need, and the strong solidarity with Ukrainians, is very welcome and is to be commended. People in Ireland who would...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (24 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 103 and 156 together. After more than seven years of crisis in Yemen, an estimated 23.4 million Yemenis will need humanitarian assistance during 2022. Since 2012 Ireland, through the Irish Aid programme, has disbursed just over €34 million to Yemen. Over 90% of that funding, including €6,000,000 in two separate grants in 2021, has been...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The solidarity shown by countries bordering Ukraine in taking in millions of refugees over a period of a few weeks has been remarkable. Their solidarity must now be matched by other EU Member States and Ireland will not be found wanting. As of last weekend, over 9000 Ukrainians had come to Ireland, with a whole of Government response being put in place to assist their stay. I would like to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Access (24 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I am extremely concerned by the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, which now has the highest number of people in emergency food insecurity in the world. In addition to responding to humanitarian need with over €5 million in Irish Aid funding last year, Ireland has been active on Afghanistan at the UN and within the European Union. Since mid-August 2021, the UN Security...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The solidarity shown by countries bordering Ukraine in taking in millions of refugees over a period of a few weeks has been remarkable. Their solidarity must now be matched by other EU Member States and Ireland will not be found wanting. As of last weekend, over 9000 Ukrainians had come to Ireland, with a whole of Government response being put in place to assist their stay. I would like to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: Ireland has provided considerable diplomatic support for Ukraine. Ireland’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders is unwavering. Since Russia’s further large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ireland has stated clearly that this is a blatant violation of the UN Charter and a breach of international law for which...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (24 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The Global Games Development Fund is a matching funding partnership between the Department of Foreign Affairs and the GAA to promote and support community orientated GAA activities abroad. First established in 2012, the Fund has been remarkably successful, helping both the development of Gaelic Games internationally and benefiting hundreds of local Irish communities in which the games...