Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 907: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way in which he intends to publicise the recently launched White Paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29822/06]

Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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The White Paper on Irish Aid was launched by the Taoiseach on the 18th September in the Mansion House with over 500 people in attendance. The document wassimultaneously launched on a dedicatedwebsite, where it can be downloaded (www.irishaid.gov.ie/whitepaper/).

The Minister for Foreign Affairs presented copies of the White Paper to the Secretary General of the United Nations in New York this week, and also to the President of the General Assembly and to the Indonesian and South African Foreign Ministers, the latter of whom is Chairperson of the Group of 77.

Copies are being distributed to all Irish Embassies and development missions around the world, to Citizen Information Centres around the country and to Irish Aid partner organisations. I am sending copies to Development Ministers of the European Union, other like-minded countries and to senior international figures involved in the area of development. My department is also producing a short and accessible publication explaining the key elements of the White Paper and the work of Irish Aid for more general distribution in Ireland.