Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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For 2023, the Government has provided a gross allocation of over €1.233 billion for Official Development Assistance (ODA). This is the ninth consecutive year in which Ireland’s allocation for ODA has increased, and the second consecutive year in which the allocation has been over €1 billion.

Each year the Department of Foreign Affairs reports to the OECD Development Assistance Committee on overall expenditure on ODA, against a set of internationally agreed statistical standards. The report includes details of total ODA expenditure and the percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which it represents. The following figures provide a summary of ODA levels between 2017 and 2021. Full details are set out in the Irish Aid annual reports which are available on the Irish Aid website.

Final date for 2022 will be available in the coming months. Preliminary analysis indicates that Ireland's total ODA increased to €2.33 billion, representing 0.64% of ODA. This reflects the exceptional impact of eligible expenditure on the first-year costs of providing for Ukrainian refugees in Ireland. The Government did not source any of these eligible costs from the 2022 allocation for ODA. Excluding the costs relating to Ukrainian refugees, Ireland's 2022 ODA is estimated at €1.4 billion, representing 0.40% of GNP.