Written answers

Tuesday, 19 October 2004

Department of Foreign Affairs

Overseas Development Aid

8:00 pm

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the undertaking given in 2000 to allocate 0.7% of GNP to overseas aid by 2007; when this target will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25229/04]

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 203: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he expects to increase overseas development aid in the coming year with particular reference to the drawing up of the Estimates for 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25276/04]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 230: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to recent comments, that the 0.7% target of GNP for ODA will not be reached as planned by 2007 despite the commitments to achieving this target in speeches made to various international gatherings since the UN Millennium Summit, New York, 2004; the reasons for this U-turn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25300/04]

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 362: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it is intended to increase overseas development aid in line with commitments given previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25524/04]

Photo of Conor LenihanConor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 165, 203, 230 and 362 together.

I refer the Deputies to my answers to Questions Nos. 156, 157 and 158.

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