Results 161-180 of 1,981 for speaker:Conor Lenihan

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...

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

Conor Lenihan: A list of pledges made at international pledging conferences, in respect of funding for Afghanistan, Liberia, Iraq and Haiti, is outlined in the following table. From this table it can be seen that many pledges have been fully delivered. The timeframe for delivery, as agreed with the parties involved, can stretch over a number of years. However, Ireland recognises the importance of honouring...

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 — 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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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 — 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...

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I assume the Deputy is referring to the global monitoring report, which is subtitled From Consensus to Momentum, prepared by the staff of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Ireland attaches the greatest importance to the achievement of the eight millennium development goals, MDGs. I welcome the analysis in the global monitoring report as a valuable contribution to the...

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I obviously disagree with the Deputy's last statement. However, in deference to the fact that he will not have much time to respond to my comments, I will answer his questions seriatim and in a rather quick-fire manner. I clearly do not agree with Deputy O'Donnell because I started the White Paper process. We have had two meetings already, one in Limerick and the other in Waterford. It is a...

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: There is nothing wrong with consulting the public on an issue as important as that of overseas development aid.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I agree with Deputy Gormley on aid and debt relief. We need to be more involved and I hope that in the next few weeks we will be signalling our financial support for a UK-led initiative in that regard. Thus, indebted countries can be given greater financial assistance to lower their debts and allow them to make economic progress. I agree totally with the request by the 35 NGOs for a...

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: ——that all developed western countries do so. I am not of the same view as Dóchas on this matter. I want to achieve the target before 2015 and not by 2028.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: That is simply incorrect. I never stated that. You have alleged that at the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: At that committee I stated it was not the case. I do not know why the Deputy is persisting with this line of questioning.

Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)

Conor Lenihan: I never made such an assertion.