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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (8 Apr 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: ...focused on governance, human rights and gender equality, and humanitarian projects, including in Kachin and Shan states. Irish Aid also provided USD 200,000 for the provision of AIDS treatment and a continuum of care to People Living with HIV in Myanmar in 2009-2011 through UNAIDS and implemented by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Ratana Metta (a local NGO) and the World Food...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (4 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: ...s gay community and an affront to all those who value tolerance, respect and the dignity of all people. It will also undermine public health in a very practical way, including the efforts to combat the scourge of HIV/AIDS in Uganda. The Government has consistently supported the promotion and protection of the human rights of all persons, irrespective of their sexual orientation or...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: ...to discuss the draft technical guidance. This workshop will be convened in 2014 in cooperation with relevant UN agencies, in particular the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, special procedure mandate holders, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children. It will also entail the participation of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Commission on the Status of Women (28 Mar 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...and a side event organised by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Additionally, the Minister of State participated in a high-level consultation on “Accelerating Zero-Tolerance to Gender Based Violence through the HIV response” which was organised by UN Women and UNAIDS and co-sponsored by Ireland. Her programme also included a series of bilateral...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Gender Proofing of Policies (27 Mar 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ..., and a side event organised by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Additionally, the Minister of State participated in a high-level consultation on “Accelerating Zero-Tolerance to Gender Based Violence through the HIV response” which was organised by UN Women and UNAIDS and co-sponsored by Ireland. Her programme also included a series of bilateral...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Gender Equality (7 Mar 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...are negotiated by all States and which must be adopted by consensus. The review theme of this session is the equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV and AIDS, based on the agreed conclusions of the 53rd session in 2009. The emerging issue of this session is an exploration of how key gender equality issues can be reflected in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (19 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...quality of life for the Ugandan people. Peace has returned to most of the country after generations of war. There are now 8.3 million pupils in primary schools compared to 2.5 million 15 years ago. The HIV prevalence rate has been reduced dramatically from 18% in the 1990s to just over 6% today. Poverty has more than halved over the last two decades. These are real achievements, which...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Development Aid (14 Nov 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ...United States which has now been mainstreamed, namely, the Scaling Up Nutrition movement. I refer to the work we have done as a country in saving lives and rescuing people from the scourge of the HIV-AIDS pandemic and the work we are doing in providing basic education and health services, building on the heroic work done by religious missionaries over the decades. We have a great record...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Development Aid (14 Nov 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ...rate will be halved, as will the proportion of people without access to clean drinking water. Considerable progress has been made in education, especially enrolment at primary level, and in addressing the HIV-AIDS pandemic. However, less positively, some targets remain significantly off-track, notably in the areas of maternal health and maternal mortality, access to sanitation and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Development Aid (14 Nov 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree that this money, which was intended to go to programmes in areas like HIV-AIDS, schools and medical facilities, clearly should not have been misappropriated. We will not tolerate any misappropriation of Irish Aid funds. That is why we have acted so quickly in this matter. I assure the Deputy who referred to the recommendations of the audit committee that my Department takes the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (14 Nov 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ..., particularly those in sub Saharan Africa. We will continue to meet the enormous challenges of reducing poverty and eradicating global hunger, working through our well established partners in the key areas of health, HIV and Aids, education and improving governance structures. We will continue to provide vital humanitarian assistance to those caught up in emergencies and crisis situations...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (6 Nov 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ...aid programme with Uganda since 1994. The programme is strongly focussed on reducing poverty among some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the country. Our aid programme in Uganda is designed to: reduce the incidence of HIV and AIDS; to build schools and provide education for poor children; to reduce the incidence of Gender Based Violence; to improve democratic...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Millenium Development Goals (17 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ...in primary school enrolment for boys and girls has been reached and overall school enrolment rates have increased significantly, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. There has been substantial progress in addressing HIV and AIDS , with the number of people in developing countries accessing retroviral therapy increasing from 5.1 million in 2009 to 6.5 million in 2010, the largest year on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ...commissions outside expertise where the effective management, evaluation and review of the programme necessitates the use of such skills. Elements of the aid programme are highly technical such as the areas of HIV/AIDS, communicable diseases, nutrition, agriculture and others. It is essential if the aid programme is to remain at the cutting edge of development science that it utilises...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ...of its failure to fulfil commitments on democracy and human rights. My Department, through Irish Aid, funds a programme of support to civil society, humanitarian assistance and people living with HIV in Zimbabwe.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (22 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ...outside expertise where the effective management, evaluation and review of the programme necessitates the use of such skills. Elements of the aid programme are highly technical such as the areas of HIV-AIDS, communicable diseases, nutrition, agriculture and others. It is essential if the aid programme is to remain at the cutting edge of development science that it utilises outside...

Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (18 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ..., Ireland supported the EU negotiator by proposing compromise language and providing references to previously agreed language. Ireland also negotiated the resolution on Women, the Girl Child and HIV and AIDS on behalf of the EU group and worked closely with the EU Delegation in striving for coherence between this resolution, the agreed conclusions and other resolutions. Ireland co-hosted...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (29 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ...over half of the population live below the national poverty line. More than 40% of children under five years of age suffer from chronic malnutrition and almost 12% of the population are living with HIV and AIDS. Malawi was designated the ninth Programme Country for Ireland's aid programme in 2006, and an Embassy was established in 2007, which manages the delivery of our programme of...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (10 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: ...visited Ireland in March. Irish Aid has provided €1.4 million since 2009 to Trocaire for their work in Honduras in the areas of food security, environment, and protection and mitigation against HIV/AIDS. I know that Honduras was the country of focus for Trocaire's Lenten Appeal in 2011, specifically focused on the plight of dispossessed farmers in the Aguan valley region, to which the...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (4 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: ...7,343 2008 Alicia da Silva Calane - Mozambique Analytic Study on process and indicators to address gender related obstacles to achieving PROAGRI goals 10,000 2008 Catherine Butcher Review of HIVAIDS programme in Northern Province (Zambia) 18,600 2008 Copenhagen Development Consulting A/S. Evaluation of Irish Aid Support to Primary Education in the Rwenzori Region, Uganda 96,665 2008...