Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 January 2016
161. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the checks in place to ensure that development aid funds are not used for the supply of military equipment; and if he will give a categorical guarantee that no such funds have been used for this purpose. [3315/16]
View answerIreland does not finance the supply of any military equipment to partner country Governments using development assistance funds. Under OECD rules, it is not permitted to finance the supply of military equipment using development assistance funds. The OECD Statistical Reporting Directive states that the financing of military equipment or services is generally excluded from the reporting of what counts as Official Development Assistance (ODA) and that this exclusion covers grants, official loans or credits. Ireland supports and fully complies with the OECD Directive.
