Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 100: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the allocation or co-operation his Department has undertaken to achieve the Irish Congress of Trade Union's global solidarity project. [30893/07]

Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Irish Aid has provided significant support in recent years to the Irish Congress of Trade Union's global solidarity project under our Development Education Funding Scheme. Grants totalling €230,000 were awarded to ICTU for the 2005-2007 phase of the project and a total of €84,764 was awarded in 2003-2004. This funding reflects our support for the aims of the programme. These include ensuring an informed and active Irish trade union voice on development issues and deepening cooperation between trade unions in Ireland and in developing countries.

Activities supported through the global solidarity project include awareness raising, education, campaigning and capacity building with partner organisations in the developing world. I will give sympathetic consideration to any new funding proposals submitted by ICTU in respect of the global solidarity project.