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Ukraine War

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023

Tuesday, 25 July 2023

Questions (50)

Brendan Howlin

Question:

50. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a breakdown of the assistance Ireland provided to Ukraine in 2022 and to date in 2023; the expected outturn for 2023; whether this assistance was provided through the EU or directly; to describe what the programme was; the purpose of the aid or financial assistance; if the full outturn for 2022 has been confirmed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36435/23]

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Ireland has been providing support to Ukraine both bilaterally and through the EU budget. Funding by the Department of Foreign Affairs for Ukraine since February 2022 includes:

Type of support

Amount

Humanitarian Support

€26 million

Office of the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court, to support ongoing investigations, including with regard to Ukraine.

(This is part of an overall €3 million commitment by Ireland to the ICC over a number of years.)

€1 million

NGOs and Regional Organisations working in Ukraine

€0.52 Million

Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) programmes in Ukraine

€0.71 million

Voluntary Contributions to organisations including UNFPA, UNOHCHR and the UN Peacebuilding Fund

€3.3 million

World Bank Group for the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Co-financing of the Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance (PEACE) in Ukraine

€20 million

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Small Business Impact Fund

€4 million

Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) Ukraine Solidarity Fund

€1 million

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Ukraine Country Programme

€0.5 million

This makes a total of some €57+ million to date from Foreign Affairs (Votes 27 and 28) and forms part of a wider Government effort in support of Ukraine.

Other Government Departments have made contributions including in-kind and monetary supports to Ukraine, to the value of approximately €11.5 million.

Ireland has also committed approximately €122 million to Ukraine under the EPF in 2022 and 2023, with approximately €10 million having been disbursed to date, in line with the reimbursement schedule agreed by Member States in Brussels.

This brings the estimated total value of bilateral assistance (separate to EU contributions) for Ukraine committed by Ireland to €190.5 million, consisting of €68.5 million in stabilisation and humanitarian support and approximately €122 million of non-lethal military assistance via the European Peace Facility.

In 2023, Ireland has committed to provide €32 million in support to Ukraine and neighbouring countries. This will include humanitarian support, as well as funding as needed through the UN and other multilateral and IFI partners that are providing support for peacebuilding, recovery and reconstruction for Ukraine and the neighbourhood.

Alongside this, Ireland has committed an additional €43 million to addressing the wider consequences of the war globally, including food insecurity increasing fragility, and acute child malnutrition. In total, Ireland will provide over €75 million in support to Ukraine, its neighbours and to address the wider consequences of the war in 2023.

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