Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
170. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the allocation to overseas development aid in each of the years 2017 to date; the corresponding percentage of GNI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28525/23]
View answerFor 2023, the Government provided a gross allocation for Official Development Assistance (ODA) of over €1.233 billion. 2023 is the ninth consecutive year in which Ireland’s ODA has increased, and the second consecutive year in which the allocation has reached 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 reports include details of total ODA expenditure and its corresponding GNI percentage. They are available publicly on the internet (Where the Money Goes - Department of Foreign Affairs (irishaid.ie).
For 2022, final data will be available in the coming months. Preliminary analysis notes that, including eligible costs for Ukrainian refugees' first year in Ireland, total ODA amounted to €2.33 billion, representing 0.64% of GNP. Excluding theses costs, the 2022 ODA figure is €1.4 billion, representing 0.40% of GNP. It should be noted that none of the eligible Ukrainian refugee costs were sourced from the Government’s allocation for ODA in 2022.
