Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 18: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the countries with which he has agreed five-year country strategy papers; the amount of Irish Aid funding to be spent in each of these countries in each of the years covered by the CSPs; his plans to agree CSPs with additional countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34171/08]

Peter Power (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The time-frame for Country Strategy Papers (CSPs) generally reflects the time-frame specified in partner countries' national development plans. Five year CSPs covering the period from 2008-2012 have been approved for Ethiopia, Lesotho and the Republic of South Africa. The amounts of funding in each of these countries, subject to annual review, for the years 2008 to 2012 are as follows:

New CSPs are planned for Uganda and Timor Leste. The current strategy for Uganda runs until the end of 2009. The process of preparing a new CSP will get underway in early 2009, following an evaluation of the current programme. Irish Aid is preparing a one year extension to the Timor Leste CSP (2006-2008) to ensure continued support to that country, while awaiting completion of its new National Development Plan. Malawi this year became the ninth Programme Country for Ireland and an interim budget of €10 million has been put in place for 2008. It is intended to conclude a multi-annual CSP for Malawi by the end of 2009.

In the case of Zambia and Vietnam, a four year CSP covers the period 2007 to 2010 in each case with a funding commitment of €123 million and €87 million respectively for that period. Similarly for Tanzania and Mozambique, the CSPs cover the period 2007 to 2010 with total budgets of €168 million and €158 million respectively.