Ivor Callely (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 396: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the overseas development aid target and achievement of gross national product for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32973/06]

Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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In September 2005, speaking to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Taoiseach committed Ireland to reaching the UN target of 0.7% of GNP on Official Development Assistance (ODA) to developing countries by 2012. This commitment means that the Government will spend approximately €1.5 billion on ODA annually by that year. The total aid budget for 2006 is €734 million. As part of the ODA commitment, Ireland will reach the targets of 0.5% in 2007 and 0.6% in 2010. The following table summarises total ODA as a percentage of GNP for the five years 2001 to 2005: