Bernard J. Durkan
Question:59 Mr. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the locations in which ODA funds are likely to be spent in 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - ODA Funds Beneficiaries.
Total Irish Overseas Development Assistance in 1993 is expected to amount to £53 million equivalent to 0.20 per cent of GNP. Details of the distribution of this expenditure, of which only some 60 per cent comes from the Vote for International Co-operation, are set out in the following table.
From the total of £53 million, £28 million consists of multilateral assistance. Bilateral Assistance — £24 million — is divided between the Bilateral Aid Fund, the Agency for Personal Service Overseas, Emergency Humanitarian Assistance and Refugees.
Only part of the Bilateral Aid Fund has a predetermined geographical destination. The details are as follows:
|
£000 |
|
|
Lesotho |
2,570 |
|
Tanzania |
2,921 |
|
Zambia |
2,427 |
|
Sudan |
545 |
|
Zimbabwe |
35 |
|
Burundi |
66 |
|
Uganda |
100 |
|
Cambodia |
93 |
|
Occupied Territories |
50 |
|
South Africa |
50 |
|
Lebanon |
20 |
|
Somalia |
1,000 |
|
Other Countries |
1,050 |