Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 145: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has proposals to cutback on overseas development aid in 2009. [1876/09]

Peter Power (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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Our funding for Overseas Development Assistance (ODA), which is one of the highest on a per capita basis in the world, is like every other area of Government expenditure subject to review at present. On the policy front, the Government's priorities remain as set out in the White Paper on Irish Aid. Our assistance to sub-Saharan Africa will continue to be the top priority, as will investment in education, health, the fight against HIV- AIDS, good governance, the promotion of gender equality and measures to counter climate change and rising food prices.