Results 221-240 of 3,354 for speaker:Joe Costello in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Alternative Energy Projects (23 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: My colleague, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, has the lead on Government policy in relation to bio-fuels and the negotiation of EU policy on bio-fuels. This includes the ongoing consideration of the European Commission's proposal to limit the use of foodcrop-based bio-fuels in transport to 5% by 2020. Ireland, during our EU Presidency, worked hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (22 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 117 together. The Government is strongly committed to Ireland's overseas aid programme and to its place at the heart of Ireland's foreign policy. Last week's Budget demonstrated that we have broadly stabilised the funding for overseas development assistance despite the very difficult economic circumstances. This will enable Ireland to maintain our...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Guiding Principles (16 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: In May, the Tánaiste and I launched the Government’s new policy for international development, ‘One World, One Future’. It delivers on the commitment in the Programme for Government to review the 2006 White Paper on Irish Aid and sets out the framework for Ireland’s engagement in international development over the coming years. I believe this new framework...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (10 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: The Government is committed to Ireland’s overseas aid programme. This commitment was expressed and enhanced by the publication earlier this year of our new Policy on International Development, “One World, One Future” which clearly sets out our vision for a sustainable and just world, and our goals and areas of focus for the coming years. It also reaffirms the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (9 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: The Government is committed to Ireland’s overseas aid programme. This commitment was expressed and enhanced by the publication earlier this year of our new Policy on International Development, “One World, One Future” which clearly sets out our vision for a sustainable and just world, and our goals and areas of focus for the coming years. It also reaffirms the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (8 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: I believe that international election monitoring missions play an important role in the promotion of democracy and human rights. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintains a roster of observers for election monitoring missions. We aim to ensure that, when requested, Ireland is represented at an appropriate level in international observation missions for both elections and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Development Education (8 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: The Government's development cooperation programme, which is managed by Irish Aid in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, reflects the values and experience of the Irish people and depends on their support. Development education, and public information and engagement, have been, and remain, key elements of the aid programme, as set out in the Government's new Policy for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (8 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: The Government’s new development policy, “One World, One Future”, sets out the vision, goals and priorities for our overseas aid programme over the coming four years. It was drawn up on the basis of a very extensive public consultation process, and reaffirms Ireland’s strong support for multilateral efforts in the fight against global poverty and hunger. We...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (8 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: See table below. Vote 27 Expenditure on Health and HIV/AIDS 2012 - - € million % Total ODA Bilateral Funding Support Other Support to governments and civil society in Partner Countries, Irish NGOs, global health and HIV initiatives Includes Emergency and Recovery 93.504 9.0 Multilateral Funding support Includes UNAIDS, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), World Health...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (8 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: Official Development Assistance (ODA) is most effective when it supports the objectives that people, communities and governments themselves decide are priorities for national development and poverty reduction. Delivering ODA as untied aid to developing countries is the best way to ensure that the recipients themselves are in the driving seat and that all development resources, both external...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (8 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: I am aware of the Act Now on 2015 e-mail campaign regarding Ireland’s commitment to Official Development Assistance (ODA) The Government is committed to Ireland’s overseas aid programme. This commitment was expressed and enhanced by the publication earlier this year of our new Policy on International Development, “One World, One Future” which clearly sets out...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (3 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: The Government is committed to Ireland's overseas aid programme. This commitment was expressed and enhanced by the publication earlier this year of our new Policy on International Development, “One World, One Future” which clearly sets out our vision for a sustainable and just world, and our goals and areas of focus for the coming years. It also reaffirms the centrality of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (2 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12, 17 and 54 together. The Government is committed to Ireland's overseas aid programme. This commitment was expressed and enhanced by the publication earlier this year of our new Policy on International Development, “One World, One Future”, which clearly sets out our vision for a sustainable and just world, and our goals and areas of focus for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: I propose to take Questions Nos. 19 and 76 together. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), is a member of the World Bank Group, and is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries. The private sector, as an engine of growth, innovation and investment to developing countries, has a major role to play in development....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: I am aware of the “World Bank - IMF Watch 2013” report from Debt and Development Coalition Ireland, a grouping of Irish development NGOs which has focused on the burden of debt on developing countries and on issues of resource mobilisation for development. Ireland has played a strong role internationally in addressing the alleviation of the debt burden on the poorest...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: Consistent with Ireland’s international reputation for the quality of its overseas development programme, the Government is committed to ensuring that all information related to official aid flows is published in a standardised comparable and open format. We are committed to the implementation of the Busan Partnership for Global Development, one of the commitments of which is to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (2 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: Maternal and child malnutrition is a scourge in our world. Under-nutrition causes the deaths of over 3 million children every year and 165 million children under five years of age suffer from stunting and lack the nutrients they need to develop their full potential. Combating global hunger and under-nutrition is a key pillar of our foreign policy and our overseas development assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (2 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: The conflict in Syria has resulted in a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale. Flagrant violations of International Humanitarian Law and widespread human rights abuses have tragically become the norm inside Syria, with the lack of protection afforded to civilians being of huge concern. The number of fatalities is now in excess of 100,000 and there are currently almost 7 million people in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (2 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: In July, I announced €2 million in funding to provide access to life-saving food, shelter, basic health care and water for very vulnerable conflict-affected communities in Sudan and South Sudan. Some 8.5 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance in both countries. Ongoing conflict has forced people to flee their homes and has denied them access to essential services,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (2 Oct 2013)

Joe Costello: The Programme for Government set out the Government’s desire to position Shannon Airport as an international hub for the storage and distribution of EU and UN emergency humanitarian supplies. Following consultations with the airport management and other local stakeholders, a full-scale feasibility study of the proposal was initiated in 2012, with the specific aim of providing an...