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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (15 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Ireland’s Overseas Development Assistance is an essential foreign policy tool, enabling Ireland to respond to complex human needs and humanitarian crises around the world. Along with a group of like-minded countries, including other EU partners, the Government remains committed to making incremental, sustainable progress towards achieving the UN target of 0.7% of Gross National Income...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (15 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 109 together. The conflict in Syria, now in its eighth year, continues to drive the world's largest protection and displacement crisis. In the first three months of 2018, we have witnessed some of the highest levels of displacement since the crisis began. Over 6.6 million people are displaced inside Syria alone, and a further 5.6 million people...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (15 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Ireland’s humanitarian assistance targets the most vulnerable and hard to reach populations experiencing disasters and emergencies. Humanitarian crises worldwide are monitored, with decisions on funding informed by an annual categorisation of need assessment. This identifies the highest priorities for the allocation of humanitarian resources and highlights areas where early funding...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (15 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The recruitment and use of child soldiers during conflict remains a serious problem globally, including in Africa. Tens of thousands of children are recruited and used as soldiers in conflicts around the world. Since 2002, the Secretary-General of the United Nations has issued an annual report on children and armed conflict which lists all armed groups – both state and non-state...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (8 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Ireland has consistently been a strong donor to the victims of the Syria crisis. At the Second Brussels Conference for Syria and the Region, Ireland pledged €25 million in humanitarian support for 2018. This brings Ireland’s support since 2012 to over €100 million – our largest ever response to a single crisis. Our funding provides supports to those in need...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (1 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The crisis in Syria remains of utmost concern to Ireland. The conflict, which is now in its eighth year, has cost up to 500,000 lives. Over 13 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance inside Syria, including close to 3 million people trapped in besieged and hard-to-reach areas. Over 6 million people are displaced internally, and a further 5.5 million have fled to neighbouring...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (1 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Since 2012, Ireland has provided over €108 million in response to the Syria crisis. This represents Ireland’s largest ever engagement with a humanitarian crisis. Our funding provides supports to those in need inside Syria as well as Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities in the region. We work with UN, Red Cross and NGO partners to ensure that our funding reaches...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (1 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Ireland’s funding to the Palestinian people has traditionally had a strong focus on the education sector, which is crucial to Palestine’s long-term economic viability. The provision of scholarship opportunities for Palestinian students to study in Ireland is an important dimension of our overall support. In January this year, the Tánaiste announced an increase of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: White Paper on Irish Aid (1 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government is strongly committed to Ireland’s overseas development cooperation programme and to its place at the heart of our foreign policy. My Department will produce a new White Paper on international development policy in 2018. Our ambition in the White Paper will be to continue to lead and participate in collective global aspirations for a better world, as reflected in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (25 Apr 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Ireland’s programme of assistance to the Palestinian people supports our political objectives and reflects a longstanding commitment to the peaceful development of a viable, sovereign Palestinian State. Through the Irish Aid programme, we currently provide some €10 million annually in development and humanitarian assistance. This involves support to the Palestinian Authority,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (24 Apr 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintains a roster of observers for election monitoring missions. Irish observers participate primarily in missions organised by the European Union and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Plans are well advanced for the establishment of a new roster. A public call for applications is currently being finalised and is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (18 Apr 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government is deeply concerned by the ongoing reports of violence in the Central African Republic (CAR). CAR is the world’s third most fragile state, with very significant humanitarian needs. The United Nations estimates that 2.5 million people - more than half the population - require humanitarian assistance, 1.1 million people are moderately or severely food insecure. More...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (18 Apr 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government is strongly committed to Ireland’s overseas development cooperation programme and to its place at the heart of our foreign policy. For 2018, we have allocated just over €707 million for Official Development Assistance (ODA), representing a significant investment on behalf of the Irish tax payer and a clear demonstration of our continued strong commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (29 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Ireland has consistently been recognised by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) for the quality of our aid programme and the emphasis we place on achieving results for the poor, particularly in least developed countries. The OECD DAC has also commended Ireland for its consistent record on, and commitment to untied aid. The Government’s policy for international...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (29 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government is strongly committed to Ireland’s overseas development cooperation programme and to its place at the heart of our foreign policy. For 2018, the Government has allocated just over €707 million for ODA, the third consecutive year ODA has increased. Based on current estimates, it is anticipated this level of allocation will see ODA amount to approximately 0.3% of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Funding (29 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The European Union Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa is an element of a comprehensive package of EU initiatives to support stability across the North, East (Horn of Africa) and West (Sahel / Lake Chad) African Regions, contributing to tackling the root causes of instability, forced displacement and irregular...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (28 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government regularly engages with the EU and UN on access to basic services on the African continent, including clean drinking water. During the development of the new European Consensus on Development, a shared vision and framework for action for development cooperation among the EU and all the Member States, the Government advocated for a priority focus on basic services including...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Children's Rights (28 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The promotion and protection of the rights of all children should be paramount. In this context, I consider the recruitment and use of child soldiers as among the gravest human rights violations. Ireland, the EU and UN are working to end the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict.The EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict, first adopted on 2003 and revised in June 2008, set...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (28 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Advancing human rights is one of the signature aspects of Ireland’s foreign policy. Accordingly, Ireland is committed to strengthening regional and international multilateral human rights frameworks and has consistently made positive contributions to various regional and international human rights fora. In line with this strong history of multilateral engagement, Ireland continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (28 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: I remain deeply concerned by the threat to peace and security represented by terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab. These groups continue to launch attacks and commit grave human rights violations against civilian populations, particularly women and girls. The government has consistently condemned their brutal actions and we continue to work with EU and UN partners to promote...