Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the financial contribution to addressing climate change is separate from and additional to the overseas development aid budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26422/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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In the context of preparations for last year's UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, the Taoiseach at the European Council in December 2009 pledged a voluntary contribution from Ireland of up to €100m over the period 2010-12. The total voluntary contributions pledged from all EU Member States amounts to €7.2bn over 2010-12. The disposition of this sum will be settled in the context of the current estimates process.