asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money that was contributed to the Third World in 1983; and the amount that will be contributed in 1984.
Written Answers - Third World Contributions.
337.
The amount of money contributed as official development assistance to the Third World in 1983 was £29.971 million or 0.23 per cent of our GNP. The provision in 1984 for official development assistance is £33.801 million. Details of the 1983 and 1984 figures are given in the following table.
Ireland's Assistance to Developing Countries
|
1984 |
1983 |
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|
Amount £000 (provision) |
Amount £000 (outturn) |
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A. |
Departmental Administration |
508 |
470 |
|
|
B. |
EEC |
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|
(i) |
EEC Budget for Development Cooperation |
8,400 |
7,752 |
|
|
(ii) |
EEC Development Funds (Lome Convention) |
3,400 |
2,928 |
|
|
(iii) |
Food Aid Convention |
895 |
858 |
|
|
(iv) |
Other |
525 |
227 |
|
|
C. |
United Nations and World Bank |
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|
(i) |
World Bank |
1,400 |
1,400 |
|
|
(ii) |
International Development Association |
2,980 |
1,979 |
|
|
(iii) |
United Nations Agencies |
1,815 |
1,962 |
|
|
(iv) |
World Food Programme |
1,130 |
897 |
|
|
(v) |
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) |
515 |
371 |
|
|
(vi) |
Other |
540 |
465 |
|
|
D. |
Bilateral Assistance |
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|
(i) |
Bilateral Aid Fund |
9,437 |
8,480 |
|
|
(ii) |
Agency for Personal Service Overseas (APSO) |
1,800 |
1,600 |
|
|
D. |
Bilateral Assistance |
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|
(i) |
Bilateral Aid Fund |
9,437 |
8,480 |
|
|
(ii) |
Agency for Personal Service Overseas (APSO) |
1,800 |
1,600 |
|
|
(iii) |
Disaster Relief |
300 |
452 |
|
|
(iv) |
Gorta |
66 |
60 |
|
|
(v) |
Advisory Council on Development Co-operation |
90 |
70 |
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|
33,801 |
29,971 |
All figures are provisional pending certification by the Comptroller and Auditor General.