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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 17 Dec 1996

Vol. 473 No. 1

Written Answers. - Official Development Assistance.

Bertie Ahern

Question:

67 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will set out in tabular form the percentage of GNP represented by ODA in each of the years from 1992 to 1997, based on the Book of Estimates. [24551/96]

Ireland's expenditure on official development assistance as a percentage of GNP since 1992 was as follows:

Year

Amount

ODA/GNP

£m

£m

%

1992

40.3

0.16

1993

54.7

0.20

1994

75.2

0.24

1995

96.8

0.28

1996

106

0.29

1997

122

0.31

Note: The figures for 1992 to 1995 are actual ODA expenditure while the 1996 figure is the provisional outturn for the year and the amount for 1997 is the allocation provided for the year.
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