Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration that has been given to the provision of assistance to the Greater Chernobyl Cause (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29565/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The recent request to my Department seeking assistance for the 2016 national competition being organised by the Greater Chernobyl Cause has been passed to the relevant officials in my Department, who will contact the organisers in due course, in relation to any logistical supports, that may be available to assist the project. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charles Flanagan T.D., has advised me that the development education programme managed by Irish Aid in his Department seeks to deepen the understanding of the Irish public on issues relating to global poverty and development. Irish Aid's development education budget provides funding each year through competitive funding rounds for the development education activities of education institutions and Non-Governmental Organisations, including in formal education settings. At primary school level development education grants are made available through Irish Aid's Annual Development Education Funding Scheme and at post-primary level, grants are provided under Irish Aid's Worldwise Global Schools Annual Funding Scheme. It is anticipated that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will issue a call for applications for funding under Irish Aid's Annual Development Education Funding Scheme in September 2015 and the next call for applications under Worldwise Global Schools will be in April 2016. Further information on both of these funding schemes is available by contacting the Civil Society and Development Education Unit in Irish Aid.