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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (8 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 and 10 together. Sexual exploitation and abuse in any context is an affront to our values and the humanitarian imperative to ensure the safety, security and dignity of people affected by disaster or living in extreme poverty. Effective delivery of any aspect of Ireland’s Overseas Development Assistance programme requires not only the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (8 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The brutal activities of Boko Haram have resulted in thousands of deaths and the displacement of millions more. They also involve the clear and persistent abuse of human rights, especially of women and girls. These acts undermine, as is the perpetrator’s intention, the peace, stability, and prosperity of Nigeria and its neighbouring countries. I reiterate the Government’s...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Oversight (8 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 and 18 together. There is a global recognition that greater volumes of finance are needed to eradicate poverty and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This finance can come from many sources, including governments, international development NGOs, multilateral bodies, international finance institutions, philanthropists, and the private sector....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (8 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Ireland’s humanitarian assistance focuses on providing timely and effective support to the most vulnerable and hard to reach populations experiencing severe humanitarian disasters and emergencies. Ireland pays particular attention to the needs of those enduring protracted crises, and those in crises no longer at the forefront of public attention but where needs are great. Over the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (6 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The humanitarian situation in Syria remains of utmost concern. The conflict continues to have a devastating impact on civilians and the suffering in Eastern Ghouta in particular is appalling. Over 13 million people require humanitarian assistance inside Syria alone and over 5.5 million have fled to neighbouring countries and the wider region. In 2018, the UN estimates that $7.9 billion is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (30 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Ireland’s ongoing engagement in and with Sierra Leone, a key partner for our development cooperation, is consistent with Ireland’s long-standing commitment to support fragile and conflict-affected states. The programme of bilateral assistance delivered by the Embassy of Ireland in Freetown played a crucial role in supporting the response to the Ebola crisis between 2014 and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (30 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government is strongly committed to Ireland’s overseas aid programme and to its place at the heart of our foreign policy. The international development context has evolved significantly over the past five years: this forms the backdrop to the Government’s intention to produce a new policy on international development in 2018. This will build on Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (30 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: €21 million has been allocated to Ireland’s bilateral programme in Tanzania in 2018, with additional funding of approximately €2 million allocated to Irish and international NGOs operating in Tanzania. The bilateral programme supports vulnerable groups such as women and youth in the areas of sustainable livelihoods, reproductive health and nutrition as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (25 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: 2017 saw a year of unprecedented humanitarian crises, including the reoccurrence of the threat of famine to the Horn of Africa, including South Sudan and Somalia. Ireland, in particular through EU and UN structures, continues to support efforts to address issues of famine, violence and human rights issues around the globe, including in the Horn of Africa. The scale of the humanitarian...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Multilateral Development Banks (25 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government is strongly committed to delivering Ireland’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme in the most effective way, providing humanitarian assistance and contributing to the fight against global poverty and hunger, including through working with multilateral partners. Funding for multilateral organisations is kept under regular review by my Department, to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (25 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government is strongly committed to Ireland’s overseas aid programme and to its place at the heart of our foreign policy. Detailed planning leading to a results-based approach characterizes Ireland’s bilateral aid programmes. This enables the quality, effectiveness and efficiency to be kept under regular review by the Department. The Embassy network, especially in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (25 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government is strongly committed to Ireland’s overseas aid programme, and to its place at the heart of our foreign policy.Our priorities are clearly laid out in the Government’s development policy, ‘One World One Future’. In line with our commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, our aid programme is sharply focused on delivering our...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Common Security and Defence Policy (25 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 64 and 65 together. I remain deeply concerned by the peace and security threat posed by Al-Shabaab and Boko Haram, and by the consequent humanitarian crises across East and West Africa. In Somalia, the security situation remains extremely fragile. Al-Shabaab continue to launch attacks on government facilities and civilians. They remain a core threat to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Data (17 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government is strongly committed to Ireland’s overseas aid programme, and to its place at the heart of our foreign policy. Our priorities are clearly laid out in the Government’s development policy, ‘One World One Future’. In line with our commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, our aid programme is sharply focused on delivering...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Change Policy (16 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Established in 2010, the Green Climate Fund supports the efforts of developing countries to respond to the challenge of climate change. Irish Government contributions to the Green Climate Fund falls under the remit of the Department for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment. In addition to Irish Government funding to the Green Climate Fund, Irish Aid, through the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Data (16 Jan 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: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (16 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The European Union Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africais 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 the tackling the root causes of instability, forced displacement and irregular...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (14 Dec 2017)

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. Our policy for International Development, “One World, One Future”, clearly articulates our commitment to the UN target of providing 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) in Official Development Assistance (ODA), as economic...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (13 Dec 2017)

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. Predictable funding streams allow the effective planning of our assistance so that it can deliver maximum impact, and greatly assists the prudential management of the aid budget. Multi-annual funding arrangements are the most commonly...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (13 Dec 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: The aim of the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa is to tackle the root causes of instability, forced displacement and irregular migration. The Trust Fund is assisting a band of countries across three regions in Africa that are among the most fragile and affected by migration, namely the Horn of Africa, the Sahel/Lake Chad region, and North Africa. Almost €3.2 billion...