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Overseas Development Aid. (19 Oct 2004)

Conor Lenihan: The OECD has praised Ireland's programme twice in recent years on these precise grounds. Every country in the world does not receive such an appraisal, but Ireland has received such an accolade. The Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, and I are determined to ensure that remains the case. Regarding the relationship between aid and trade——

Overseas Development Aid. (19 Oct 2004)

Conor Lenihan: I have to wait for the Deputy to ask about that issue.

Overseas Development Aid. (19 Oct 2004)

Conor Lenihan: With respect, Deputy Gormley asked about relating aid with trade.

Overseas Development Aid. (19 Oct 2004)

Conor Lenihan: The Deputy is misrepresenting me.

Overseas Development Aid. (19 Oct 2004)

Conor Lenihan: The answer to Deputy Allen's question is "No". The Government does not question the current capacity of the Department or the non-governmental organisations to deal with the funds which are being allocated to the organisations or flowing from the Department. There is absolutely no issue there. We will significantly increase funding for overseas development assistance as we try to achieve the...

Overseas Development Aid. (19 Oct 2004)

Conor Lenihan: Deputy Gormley raised the possibility of a connection between trade and aid. I am not in a position to read into, interpret or extrapolate from the Taoiseach's comments in Bodenstown, but I imagine that he was trying to highlight the fact that a number of countries in Europe and elsewhere are increasing the pressure to link overseas development aid with trade issues. In other words, such...

Overseas Development Aid. (19 Oct 2004)

Conor Lenihan: That is very important.

Overseas Development Aid. (19 Oct 2004)

Conor Lenihan: That is how I read the Taoiseach's comments. Deputy Quinn is absolutely correct to say that if we had a surfeit of money for overseas development aid but a shortage of programmes to which it could be distributed, it could be given to funds such as the global fund for combating AIDS. Ireland's contribution to that fund has increased by ten times in recent years, from €5 million to €50 million.

Overseas Development Aid. (19 Oct 2004)

Conor Lenihan: The next point I would like to make is that to do so would be rather purposeless. We would be better developing our programmes organically, growing and improving them and expanding the number of countries we prioritise and target.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2004)

Conor Lenihan: What "e" is the Deputy inquiring about?

Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2004)

Conor Lenihan: Very touching.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Conor Lenihan: It is.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Conor Lenihan: On a point of information——

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Conor Lenihan: ——when he was leader of the Labour Party, Deputy Quinn supported an open-door policy with regard to migration.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Conor Lenihan: That is a fact. I was here and I heard his statement.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Conor Lenihan: Not now.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Conor Lenihan: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. I make no secret of the fact that I was one of the leading advocates behind the scenes in encouraging the Government to hold this referendum in June rather than October. It would have been wrong to twin this referendum proposal with the presidential election in October. It is a pressing and important matter of public concern which should be...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Conor Lenihan: There is clear evidence that people of non-national status are arriving in the Republic and leaving again as soon as they achieve the right of citizenship currently conferred by the State by dint of birth. That is not right. The evidence, for instance, of non-nationals arriving here from the United Kingdom to seek that right is telling because it suggests that asylum seekers seeking asylum...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (10 Feb 2004)

Conor Lenihan: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans he has to open up the power supply sector to competition; and the timescale he envisages for the opening of competition in this area. [3889/04]

Written Answers — State Companies: State Companies (10 Feb 2004)

Conor Lenihan: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans he has for the future of the ESB; and his views on whether the company should be further capitalised but remain in State hands. [3890/04]