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Leaders' Questions. (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: Is the Deputy threatening him?

Leaders' Questions. (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: Does Deputy Ó Caoláin still seek to justify the murder of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe?

Tsunami Disaster: Statements. (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: There are no budget cuts. This is a complete misrepresentation as usual.

Tsunami Disaster: Statements. (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I did not say the money could not be spent. That is a misrepresentation of what I said.

Tsunami Disaster: Statements. (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: The Deputy typically exploits everything, even a disaster.

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: Ireland, together with Austria, Canada, Chile, Greece, Jordan, Mali, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Slovenia and Thailand, is a member of the Human Security Network. South Africa is an observer. The network is an informal group of like-minded countries from all regions of the world, which maintains dialogue on questions of human security. It was established in the context of the...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: The question of overseas development assistance, ODA, eligibility regarding conflict prevention, peace building and security-related activities was on the agenda of the senior level meeting of the OECD Development Assistance Committee, DAC, in Paris, on 8 and 9 December 2004, and was discussed at some length. The chair concluded at the end of the discussion that no consensus existed on...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: On 26 January 2004, following the fourth annual policy debate on the effectiveness of the European Union's external action at the General Affairs and External Relations Council, the Council adopted conclusions inviting the Commission, in the light of experience and best international practice, to present proposals on extending the use of standard, objective and transparent resource allocation...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: Poverty eradication remains the overarching objective of Ireland's development co-operation policy. In this regard, EU development co-operation Ministers from seven member states, including Ireland, stressed the importance of poverty eradication being included specifically in the treaty establishing a constitution for Europe in a joint submission to the Convention on the Future of Europe. As...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 439 and 440 together. Development co-operation is included in the Commission's proposals on external relations in the Financial Perspectives 2007-2013. It is the Commission's intention to increase expenditure on external relations in support of the EU's role as a global partner and to simplify structures for the delivery of policy objectives in this area. The...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I am aware of the allegations that funding for the United Nations population fund, UNFPA, is assisting China's one-child policy. However, UNFPA has categorically denied that it either supports the Chinese Government's one-child policy or that it takes part in managing the government's programme. A number of independent investigations have taken place into these allegations against UNFPA. All...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: Since 1997 the Government has delivered approximately €120 million in emergency humanitarian funding to meet the needs of the most vulnerable populations affected by natural and man-made disasters. Assistance included the provision of basic food, shelter, water and sanitation, health care, and other life-saving services. These emergency programmes are delivered through partnerships with UN...

Written Answers — Debt Relief: Debt Relief (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: The Government adopted a policy on developing country debt in July 2002. The policy analysed the effectiveness of the World Bank-IMF enhanced heavily indebted poor countries, HIPC, initiative and called for reforms to the way in which the World Bank and the IMF assessed levels of debt sustainability. It stated the Government's support for debt cancellation under certain circumstances. Since...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: The Government has allocated €20 million to meet emergency and recovery needs following the tsunami disaster in south Asia. Of this, €10 million is additional to the overall aid budget announced in the Estimates in November 2004. The remaining €10 million will be paid from the emergency humanitarian assistance fund which was set up to respond to disasters of this kind. The Government...

Written Answers — Humanitarian Aid: Humanitarian Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Conor Lenihan: Together with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, I attended the extraordinary meeting of the General Affairs and External Relations Council on the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean which was held on 7 January 2005. The Council adopted conclusions which stressed the unprecedented nature of the disaster, the need for ongoing action, initiatives in the field of humanitarian assistance...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (1 Feb 2005)

Conor Lenihan: During the month of December, the Taoiseach's office received 30 such cheques. Where addresses were supplied, the cheques are being returned. In any event, the cheques are not being cashed. If members of the public wish to make a personal contribution to overseas development, they could donate to one of our international aid agencies who perform such outstanding work. As it would be given to...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (1 Feb 2005)

Conor Lenihan: Ireland delivers humanitarian relief through Irish and international NGOs and respected multilateral organisations such as UN agencies and the International Red Cross. This practice will be followed in the disbursal of funds to the victims of the tsunami crisis. The Government has appointed the former Minister of State, Mr. Chris Flood, who is currently the chairperson of the advisory board...

Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Conor Lenihan: All our lives have been touched in recent weeks by the events in the Indian Ocean region of Asia. We have witnessed the awesome destructive power of nature, the ensuing enormous loss of life and the heartbreak for families and friends of victims. We have also seen the best of human nature demonstrated in the global response to the disaster. My colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs,...

Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Conor Lenihan: As I have said in response to previous questions asked about the commitment to an ODA budget of 0.7% of GDP in the Houses of the Oireachtas, we have not retreated from it but rather we hope to achieve it. Moreover, we hope that before the White Paper process — which will be announced shortly in newspaper advertisements — is exhausted and we travel to New York in September for the high...

Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I do not intend to get into the definition of Irishness because all the allocations from Development Co-operation Ireland are open to all NGOs, whether they are international or Irish. There is no restriction on any NGO or organisation applying for funding from the Irish sources.