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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (6 Oct 2020)

Colm Brophy: Ireland's international development policy, A Better World, has as its overarching objective the commitment to reach the furthest behind first. Peer Reviews by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) have consistently found Ireland's development cooperation to be of the highest quality, commending our poverty focus and commitment to Least Developed Countries. Ireland works with a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (6 Oct 2020)

Colm Brophy: Ireland's development cooperation has maintained a strong reputation for targeting and delivering support to countries and communities in greatest need across the globe. Our Official Development Assistance (ODA) is delivered with, and through, a wide range of bilateral and multilateral partners. The OECD Development Assistance Committee's recent peer review (May 2020) found that Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (6 Oct 2020)

Colm Brophy: Ireland condemns the acts of violence and terror perpetrated by Boko Haram and Al Shabaab. Ireland supports the EU, UN and other international efforts to reduce the influence of Boko Haram and Al Shabaab in the region and to prevent their attacks, especially against civilians. The UN is active in working to undermine the influence and impact of Al Shabaab and Boko Haram. The UN continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (29 Sep 2020)

Colm Brophy: Mozambique is among the world’s poorest countries, ranked 180thof 189 countries in the 2019 United Nations Human Development Index. Approximately 62 per cent of the population lives below the income poverty line of $1.90 a day and average life expectancy is 60 years. Ireland established a development cooperation programme in Mozambique in 1996, with a mandate to provide humanitarian...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (22 Sep 2020)

Colm Brophy: I am deeply saddened by the fire at the Moria camp on Lesbos and the impact this has had on the refugees and migrants based at the camp. The very sudden displacement of thousands of people has caused great individual suffering and created a major humanitarian emergency. It is also posing a very serious logistical challenge for the Greek authorities in the midst of the COVID pandemic. My...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (22 Sep 2020)

Colm Brophy: Sudan is facing its worst flooding in three decades.  Weeks of heavy rains have critically affected more than 730,000 Sudanese people.  Sadly, at least 100 people have lost their lives.  The Transitional Government of Sudan declared a national state of emergency on 4 September.  Ireland has provided development and humanitarian assistance to the Sudanese people for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (22 Sep 2020)

Colm Brophy: I am deeply saddened by the fire at the Moria camp on Lesbos and the impact this has had on the refugees and migrants based at the camp. It is a relief that there are no reported deaths or injuries, but the very sudden displacement of thousands of people has caused great suffering and created a major humanitarian emergency as well as posing a huge logistical challenge for the Greek...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (22 Sep 2020)

Colm Brophy: With the outbreak of the current pandemic, the Government undertook a targeted communications strategy to provide support, reassurance and connectedness to the Global Irish. This initiative was led by my Department and supported through our Mission network. In addition, support was directed through a new Covid-19 Response Fund to Irish frontline welfare organisations around the world to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (17 Sep 2020)

Colm Brophy: The Emigrant Support Programme (ESP) provides funding to non-profit organisations and projects to support our most vulnerable emigrants overseas, to strengthen Irish communities abroad and to facilitate the development of closer and more strategic links between Ireland and the global Irish. The budget for the programme in 2020 is €12.595 million and is a demonstration of the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (15 Sep 2020)

Colm Brophy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369 and 370 together. I refer the Deputy to my responses to Questions No. 338 and No. 342 of 21 July, as well as to Question No. 453 of 8 September, in which detailed information was provided on the current membership of roster of volunteers for election observation missions. Ireland does not require volunteers selected for the election observer roster...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: United Nations (9 Sep 2020)

Colm Brophy: Ireland is a longstanding supporter of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which provides essential services to 5.6 million registered Palestine refugees, 1.4 million of whom are in Gaza. In the context of the challenge posed by the COVID 19 pandemic, UNRWA's work in providing vital services including education, healthcare and humanitarian relief...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (8 Sep 2020)

Colm Brophy: Ireland's development cooperation programme has been recognised internationally for its commitment to Least Developed Countries (LDCs). This is in line with our international development policy, A Better World, which commits Ireland to reaching the furthest behind first. The OECD's latest development cooperation Peer Review of Ireland was published earlier this year. That Peer Review...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (8 Sep 2020)

Colm Brophy: I refer the Deputy to the response to Parliamentary Questions No. 338 and No. 342 of 21 July in answer to which details of the members of the election observation roster were provided. That response notes that consideration was given to providing further information beyond the names of the members (including their residences) and it was not determined to be in the public interest to do so. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (30 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 573 and 575 together. The Irish Red Cross Society was established by the Irish Red Cross Society Order 1939 pursuant to the Red Cross Act, 1938 and is an independent charitable body corporate with full power to manage and administer its own affairs. Funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the Irish Red Cross ceased in 2018 and there are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: I agree that something can be done on that issue in co-operation with our fellow European countries. Contributing to climate finance is very important. In 2018, Ireland provided €80 million in international climate finance, which mostly focused on adaptation for poor countries. The majority of that money was counted within the official Department assistance and was almost entirely...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: As the Deputy is aware, the new Department with responsibility for climate action, communication networks and transport will lead on the Government's participation in the UN's framework for action on climate change. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is actively engaged in this process through its participation in the Irish national delegation. Members of the delegation, including...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: I reiterate that arms exports is an issue for the independent state. Our main effort is towards bringing about a peace agreement in Yemen. That is what we have been working on consistently. Along with the EU and the UN, Ireland believes that is the only way to bring about a long-term, sustainable improvement in the situation of Yemen. We fully support, therefore, the efforts of the UN...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with more than 24 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. The spread of Covid-19 threatens a catastrophic situation in a country where the health system has been shattered by years of conflict. Ireland is deeply concerned by this level of humanitarian suffering, and has provided over €27 million in humanitarian aid...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: Ireland does not have a weapons industry and, therefore, it does not supply military weapons to any party in the conflict in Yemen. Arms exports are a national competence in the EU, as I said, but all member states are subject to a common position on arms exports. Each arms export licence must be assessed on the eight criteria I mentioned, including that the recipient country must respect...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Constitutional Amendments (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: The Government is committed to holding a referendum on extending the franchise at Presidential elections to Irish citizens living outside the State. We will shortly restore the Thirty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill to the Dáil Order Paper.   The date for the holding of the referendum will be decided once the legislation has been approved by...