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Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: Deputy Quinn does not believe in consulting the people either. He should not be included in Sandymount.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I agree with the Deputy and that is the purpose of the White Paper. I take his comment as a backhanded compliment to me. Our overseas aid volumes have trebled since 1997 and are about to treble again if we achieve the 0.7% and that is why we must consult the public. The UK and the Nordic countries, some of which are the best donors of aid, produce White Papers on seven to ten year cycles.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: My motivation for the paper in the first place is that Deputy Quinn's predecessor set a fine example by publishing the first ever White Paper on foreign policy. In admiration of that I decided to publish a White Paper on this issue. I do not believe it is necessary to legislate yet. I would prefer to achieve the 0.7% target and lock it in then if necessary. There is a risk to legislating for...

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: Yes.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I agree with Deputy Finian McGrath that we must listen to the NGOs. They are our partners. Development Corporation Ireland provides significant funding to them. I listen to their voices almost every day, either on the telephone or in face to face meetings.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: They are being attended to very well.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: Deputy Quinn's point is timely. Perhaps the Dóchas figures are correct on its own projections but my officials and I are engaged in putting down, with the Taoiseach and the Department of Finance, a step-by-step time frame within which we can achieve the figures. This I presume is what Deputy Gormley and the NGOs want. If we are to achieve the figure sooner than the Dóchas date, 2028 and the...

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: We should not be laggards by waiting to achieve this by 2015, the deadline set down by the United Nations and the European Union in its latest proposal.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: We should try to move ahead of the pack and keep our status as a country that is ahead of the rest in terms of overseas development aid. We should not only maintain our position as the 9th largest per capita contributor in the world but improve on that position.

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (27 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: At the end of 2004, the Government announced that a White Paper will be published on the future of Ireland's official development assistance programme. This will be the first ever White Paper on the programme and it comes at a time when unprecedented resources are being allocated to development co-operation. At least €1.8 billion of public money will be spent in this area over the next...

Leaders' Questions. (27 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: The Labour Party provided the pickets.

Leaders' Questions. (27 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: Some Deputies seem to be able to spin themselves off the front bench.

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (26 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 272 to 275, inclusive, together. Under EU regulations, the European Commission conducts the negotiations on economic partnership agreements between the European Union and six regional groupings of African, Caribbean and Pacific states on behalf of the member states. The Commission provides the Council with regular updates on the progress of the...

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: The figure is 25% of the total population per year.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I agree with the Deputy on that matter.

Written Answers — Economic Partnership Agreements: Economic Partnership Agreements (14 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: The economic partnership agreements, EPAs, which are to enter into force by 1 January 2008, are an integral element of the legally-binding Cotonou Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific, ACP, states and the European Union. Economic partnership agreements are first and foremost instruments for development that will foster the smooth and gradual integration of ACP states into the...

Written Answers — Global Action Week: Global Action Week (14 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: The letter enclosed with the Deputy's parliamentary question refers to global action week organised by Trade Justice Ireland and the need to address trade issues from the perspective of developing countries. I support this and similar initiatives in whatever way possible. Ireland strongly believes that developing countries, and especially least developed countries, must be provided with the...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (13 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: The allocation for 2005 provides for an increase of €70 million in Government spending on official development assistance this year. This will bring total Government aid to the developing world to approximately €545 million in 2005, the highest allocation in the 30-year history of the aid programme. In addition, the Government has agreed to provide further increases of €65 million in...

Written Answers — Fairtrade Products: Fairtrade Products (12 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 449 and 450 together. Trade is one of the most powerful engines of economic growth and ultimately of poverty reduction in developing countries. The Government is committed to the WTO Doha ministerial declaration and to the integration of developing countries into the global trading system. The Fairtrade mark is an independent assurance that producers in...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (12 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 456 and 457 together. Understandably, our primary aim in responding to any emergency has to be to use the best available means to deliver assistance to the vulnerable as quickly as possible. That said, we are aware that all agencies involved in responding to the aftermath of the tsunami have been overwhelmed by its scale. Given this exceptional situation we...