Written answers
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Department of Foreign Affairs
Departmental Expenditure
5:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 87: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the breakdown of grants-in-aid in 2007 and to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25106/08]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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There are a number of Grant-in Aid programmes currently operating within my Department. A breakdown of this Grant in Aid expenditure across the two Votes of my Department is detailed below in tabular form for the period 2007 and 2008 (to date).
| Grant–in–Aid Expenditure | 2007 | 2008 (to date) |
| € 000's | € 000's | |
| Vote 28 Foreign Affairs | ||
| Subhead E — Contributions to Bodies in Ireland for the furtherance of International Relations | 285 | 130 |
| Irish United Nations Association | 35 | — |
| European Movement in Ireland | 250 | 130 |
| Subhead G — Cultural Relations with Other Countries | 995 | 581 |
| Irish College Paris | 130 | 75 |
| Fulbright Commission | 254 | 254 |
| Irish Studies | 143 | 62 |
| Book Donation Programme | 11 | 11 |
| Embassy / Departmental Initiatives | 457 | 179 |
| Vote 28 Total Expenditure | 1,280 | 711 |
| Vote 29 International Co-operation | ||
| Subhead B | ||
| Bilateral Co-operation Programmes for Developing Countries | ||
| Programme Countries and South Africa | 191,021 | 97,664 |
| Other Countries | 17,160 | 71 |
| Civil Society including Co-Financing with Non-Governmental Organisations | ||
| Multi — Annual Programmes | 62,923 | 48,555 |
| Central America | 4,511 | — |
| Civil Society Fund | 31,629 | 13,638 |
| DOCHAS | 240 | 175 |
| In-Country Micro projects | 2,491 | 464 |
| Volunteer Related Programmes | 5,496 | 326 |
| Irish Missionary Resource Service | 16,000 | 14,000 |
| HIV/AIDS | 56,096 | 29,522 |
| Global Health, Gender, Water & Sanitation etc | 25,400 | 6,957 |
| Global Education | 10,500 | — |
| Recovery Assistance | 25,843 | 5,604 |
| Rapid Response Initiative | 5,027 | 2,189 |
| Stability Fund | 4,500 | 2,236 |
| Co-Financing with Multilateral Organisations | 9,210 | 1,075 |
| Co-Financing with World Bank | 4,110 | |
| Partnership Programme for Europe and Central Asia | 8,159 | 1,795 |
| Private Sector Initiatives | 2,400 | |
| Support to Development Studies | 3,278 | 1,127 |
| Governance Initiatives | — | 400 |
| Other Expenditure | ||
| Development Education | 5,417 | 2,603 |
| Information | 1,791 | 795 |
| Advisory | 1,048 | 479 |
| Strategic Cooperation with Higher Education and Research Institutions | 2,304 | |
| Miscellaneous Programmes | 488 | 192 |
| Vote 29 Total Expenditure | 497,041 | 229,867 |
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