Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of reports awaiting publication in his Department; the name of each such report; the length of time which has elapsed since each report was commissioned; the cost or projected cost of each report; and the date on which each report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18556/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently seven reports scheduled to be published shortly by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The annual report on developments in the European Union in 2004, which is drafted under the terms of the EU (Scrutiny) Act 2002 is expected to be published within the coming weeks. The report will cost approximately €12,000.

The Department's strategy statement 2005 to 2007 is due to be submitted to the Government in the near future. Arrangements will then be made to publish the document on the Department's website and in hard copy, probably in June and July respectively. The publication cost will be approximately €8,000. The Department's audit committee is expected to publish its report for 2004 by July 2005. The projected cost is €3,600. Development Co-operation Ireland's annual report will be published in July 2005. The projected cost is €40,000.

In 2003, Development Cooperation Ireland concluded multi-annual partnership agreements with Christian Aid, GOAL, Self Help Development International and Trócaire under which the Government provides €117 million over three years. An evaluation of this scheme began earlier this year and should be completed by the end of June 2005. A report is expected to be ready for publication by October 2005. The cost will be about €43,000.

An expenditure review report on support for education in Uganda and Zambia 2000 to 2003 was commissioned in March 2004 and will be published later this month. The cost of producing the report will be about €26,000.

An evaluation report on the Zambia country programme strategy 2003 to 2005 was commissioned in February 2005 and it is expected to be published by the end of June 2005. The cost of producing the report will be about €80,000.