Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 336: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the second instalment of the commitment to provide €100 million in fast-start finance between 2010 and 2012 for climate action in vulnerable developing countries; the amount of the 2011 instalment that will be new and additional ODA contributions; and if he will be making an announcement on the matter at the upcoming UN climate conference in Durban, South Africa, in December. [35639/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The developed country Parties who associated with the Copenhagen Accord (including the EU and all Member States) agreed to provide a fast-start finance package, over the three years 2010 to 2012, to assist developing countries address climate change. Ireland undertook to contribute up to €100m to the package and, to date, has reported funding amounting to €66m. The question of providing further funding for the package before the end of 2012 remains under consideration having regard to the availability of resources and competing priorities.