Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 247: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in relation to persons (details supplied); if there is funding available from his Department to assist with this trip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21561/06]

Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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I am aware of the very worthwhile development activities carried out by Habitat for Humanity throughout the world. Last year, Irish Aid supported Habitat for Humanity volunteer-related projects in Honduras and Zambia. No request for support has been received, to date, for a Habitat for Humanity project in Nicaragua.

Irish Aid has recently initiated a number of programmes to facilitate and harness the great interest among the Irish public in overseas development volunteering. In this context, we are open to receiving applications for development project support, including volunteering activities, under the recently established Civil Society Fund, the full details of which are available on the Irish Aid website (irishaid.gov.ie). I have arranged for my officials to forward to you the Civil Society Fund application form and relevant background documentation.