Written answers

Wednesday, 22 June 2005

Department of Foreign Affairs

Departmental Reports

10:00 pm

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 168: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of reports which have been published in his Department since June 1997; the name of each report; the estimated cost of each report; the date of publication of each; the length of time it took to prepare each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21623/05]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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In the time available, it is not possible to provide a full list of all the reports published by the Department of Foreign Affairs from 1997 to date. Details of the reports on which information is available is set out below. A full list of reports with the details requested will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Reports Published by the Department of Foreign Affairs since 1997.
1. Developments in the EU report series.
The following reports were published between 1997 and 2002 under the terms of the European Communities Act 1972.
Report Title Cost Date of Publication Preparation Period (Approximate)
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50th Report — January-June 1997 1,641.45 January, 1998 6 months
51st Report — July-December 1997 1,807.00 May, 1998 4 months
52nd Report — January-June 1998 1,630.00 October, 1998 4 months
53rd Report — July-December 1998 1,271.86 July, 1999 6 months
54th Report — January-June 1999 1,649.97 October, 2000 15 months
55th Report — July-December 1999 1,675.77 February, 2002 25 months
56th Report — January-June 2000 1,847.54 February, 2002 19 months
57th Report — July-December 2000 1,847.54 February, 2002 13 months
58th Report — January-June 2001 8,211.00 May, 2002 11 months
59th Report — July-December 2001 7,339.00 May, 2002 4 months
60th Report — January-June 2002 15,662.89 October, 2002 3 months
61st Report — July-December 2002 9,583.00 August, 2003 7 months
2. Oireachtas Scrutiny Series.
Since January 2003, the Department has published two types of reports under the terms of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: an Annual Report on Developments in the European Union and a six-monthly report on Developments at European Union Level.
Report Title Cost Date of Publication Preparation Period (Approximate)
Annual Report on Developments in the European Union in 2003 No Costs — Printed in-house March, 2004 2 months
Annual Report on Developments in the European Union in 2004 Awaiting invoice June, 2005 5 months
Report on Developments in the European Union: January-June 2003 No Costs — Printed in-house September, 2003 2 months
Report on Developments in the European Union: July-December 2003 No Costs — Printed in-house April, 2004 4 months
Report on Developments in the European Union: January-June 2004 No Costs — Printed in-house August, 2004 3 months
Report on Developments in the European Union: July-December 2004 No Costs — Printed in-house March, 2005 2 months
3. Report on Ireland's Presidency of the European Union, January-June 2004.
Report Title Cost Date of Publication Preparation Period (Approximate)
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Report on Ireland's Presidency of the European Union, January-June 2004 23,483.68 June 2004 1 month
4. Expenditure Review Initiatives (ERI).
Report Title Cost Date of Publication Preparation Period (Approximate)
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Public Expenditure Review of Development Cooperation Ireland's Area Based Programme in Inhambane, Mozambique 5,189 March, 2003 3 months
EU Accession Training Programme Public Expenditure Review 2001-2003 4,878.82 October, 2004 12 months
Report on the Cultural Relations with other Countries Programme, 2000-2002 1,500 March, 2005 24 months
Public Expenditure Review of Development Cooperation Ireland's Support to Afghanistan 2000-2003 4,107 March, 2005 5 months
5. Strategy Statements/Annual Reports — Department of Foreign Affairs.
Report Title Cost Date of Publication Preparation Period (Approximate)
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Department of Foreign Affairs Strategy Statement 2003-2005 8,000 August, 2003 11 months
Department of Foreign Affairs Annual Report 2002 6,000 November, 2003 8 months
Department of Foreign Affairs Annual Report 2003 8,000 May, 2005 10 months
6. Task Force on Policy regarding Emigrants.
Report Title Cost Date of Publication Preparation Period (Approximate)
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Report of the Task Force on Policy regarding Emigrants 136,086 December, 2001 9 months.
7. Department of Foreign Affairs Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) Forum on Human Rights.
Report Title Cost Date of Publication Preparation Period (Approximate)
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Department of Foreign Affairs Fourth Annual NGO Forum on Human Rights 4,565 July, 2002 12 months
The Department of Foreign Affairs Fifth Annual NGO Forum on Human Rights 2,590 April, 2004 8 months
The Department of Foreign Affairs Sixth Annual NGO Forum on Human Rights 3,774 April, 2005 4 months
8. Advisory Board for Development Cooperation Ireland.
Report Title Cost Date of Publication Preparation Period (Approximate)
Annual Report 2003â'¬6624.50 April 2004 1 month
Annual Report 2004 Awaiting invoice April 2005 2 months
9. The Irish Aid Advisory Committee published a number of technical reports on the topic of HIV/AIDS jointly with Ireland Aid in 2000 and 2002.
Report Title Cost Date of Publication Preparation Period (Approximate)
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(i) HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: a development issue for Irish Aid and (ii) An HIV/AIDS Strategy for the Ireland Aid Programme 9,000 for both reports January, 2000 2 months
Experiences and Lessons of Best Practice in Addressing HIV/AIDS 4,040 June, 2002 1 month
10. Annual Reports — Development Cooperation Division.
Report Title Cost Date of Publication Preparation Period (Approximate)
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Ireland Aid Annual Report 2001 23,276 October, 2002 3 months
Development Cooperation Ireland Annual Report 2002 22,844 October, 2003 3 months
Development Cooperation Ireland Annual Report 2003 53,644 October, 2004 3 months
11. Other Reports — Development Cooperation Division.
Report Title Cost Date of Publication Preparation Period (Approximate)
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Report of the Ireland Aid Review Committee 15,391.39 February, 2002 12 months
Research Report and Seminar Proceedings on the Extent and Effectiveness of Development Education at Primary and Second Level 19,000 February, 2003 36 months
Feasibility Study: An Approach to Developing an Accreditation Framework for the Development Education Sector 6,000 September, 2003 9 months
Development Cooperation Ireland's South Africa Country Strategy Paper 2004-2006 5,805 April, 2004 3 months
Gender Equality Policy Document 5,881 September, 2004 18 months

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