Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 24 September 2013, when he will publish the strategy statement guide on HIV-AIDS in his development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41074/13]

Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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The Government's new Policy on International Development One World One Future, which sets out our development aid commitments, was published in May. Addressing HIV/AIDS is one of those commitments. The Policy also sets out the main strategic areas for intervention under each commitment, which include investment at global, regional and country level for more effective prevention of HIV and for addressing inequality and gender-based violence as drivers of the epidemic. The strategic areas of focus on HIV will be underpinned by a coherent approach to mitigating against HIV across all six priority areas of action in the Policy - global hunger, climate change, human rights and accountability, trade and economic growth, essential services and an increased focus on fragile states. By addressing the drivers of the disease and its terrible consequences, we will seek to maximise our impact with an effective approach to fighting this global epidemic. I am now working with officials in my Department to outline an implementation plan for our new development policy including HIV/AIDS. We expect this action plan to be finalised in early 2014.