Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 897: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on funding a school in Ghana, West Africa; and the steps involved in such an application. [28614/06]

Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Irish Aid enters into funding partnerships through a number of funding schemes with various types of organisations in the delivery of development programmes. Any potential funding for a school in Ghana would be likely to be delivered through a Non Governmental Organisation or through an Irish Missionary Organisation. Details of the relevant funding schemes operated by Irish Aid are available on the Irish Aid Website, www.irishaid.gov.ie. In addition, Irish Aid also provides significant funding annually to the Irish Missionary Resource Service, IMRS, which in turn administers project and personnel funding schemes for Catholic missionaries worldwide. This ensures that development programmes are planned, prioritised and managed by the missionaries themselves. Applications for support of a development project should be made to the IMRS through the representative in Ireland of the missionary organisation making the application. The IMRS's website is www.imrs.ie and its address is St. Paul's Retreat, Mount Argus, Kimmage Road Lr., Dublin 6W. If the Deputy has a particular proposal in mind, I would invite him to send me details and I will have the matter examined by my officials.