Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
51. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a list of the membership fees, subscriptions or other contributions paid to international bodies by his Department in 2022 and to date in 2023 on behalf of his Department, other Departments or agencies, or the State itself, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36436/23]
View answerPayments to international organisations of which Ireland is a member, and their related agencies, are made by a number of different Government Department, as well as from the Central Fund. Payments made by the Department of Foreign Affairs from Votes 27 and 28 in 2022 and to date in 2023 are provided in the table below. The table includes mandatory payments arising from Ireland's membership, often known as assessed contributions, as well as additional contributions linked to Ireland's support for particular organisations, programmes or projects.
|
ORGANISATION |
2022 (€) |
2023 to date (€) |
|
African Development Bank (AfDB) |
2,150,002 |
|
|
African Union (AU) |
300,000 |
|
|
Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat |
20,000 |
20,000 |
|
Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) |
104,476 |
99,625 |
|
Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
3,000,000 |
|
|
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) |
50,000 |
|
|
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) |
991,186 |
|
|
Council of Europe (COE) |
6,700,050 |
5,172,294 |
|
EU Satellite Centre (EU SatCen) |
149,779 |
182,913 |
|
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) |
4,000,000 |
|
|
European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management |
20,000 |
20,000 |
|
European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats |
60,000 |
|
|
European Commission (EC) |
25,883,692 |
13,939,564 |
|
European Investment Bank (EIB) |
2,820,180 |
1,880,120 |
|
European Union (EU) |
17,928,153 |
843,592 |
|
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
|
Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) |
33,047 |
|
|
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |
162,569 |
160,000 |
|
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) |
25,000,000 |
|
|
International Committee of The Red Cross (ICRC) |
19,500,000 |
14,500,000 |
|
International Criminal Court (ICC) |
4,272,180 |
1,426,750 |
|
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) |
3,400,000 |
5,400,000 |
|
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) |
5,167,000 |
4,217,000 |
|
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) |
37,000 |
|
|
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) |
22,770 |
22,770 |
|
International Labour Organization (ILO) |
1,500,000 |
|
|
International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
2,850,886 |
1,000,000 |
|
International Seabed Authority (ISA) |
34,849 |
45,027 |
|
International Trade Centre (ITC) |
1,000,000 |
|
|
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) |
66,069 |
|
|
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) |
170,000 |
|
|
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV And AIDS (UNAIDS) |
2,500,000 |
2,498,691 |
|
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |
4,162,000 |
4,150,000 |
|
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation & Development (OECD) |
5,346,401 |
926,874 |
|
Organisation for The Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) |
456,371 |
|
|
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) |
11,661 |
|
|
Organization for Security And Co-Operation In Europe (OSCE) |
2,022,085 |
1,056,002 |
|
Organization of American States - Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (OAS IACHR) |
50,000 |
|
|
Permanent Court Of Arbitration (PCA) |
4,002 |
4,884 |
|
Regional Co-Operation Council (RCC) |
50,000 |
|
|
Un Development Programme (UNDP) |
119,275 |
|
|
UN WOMEN |
5,152,800 |
2,750,000 |
|
Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) |
25,000 |
|
|
United Nations (UN) |
48,455,461 |
18,406,309 |
|
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
34,137,626 |
16,300,000 |
|
United Nations Conference on Trade And Development (UNCTAD) |
300,000 |
200,000 |
|
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
48,346,760 |
26,350,000 |
|
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
1,050,000 |
500,000 |
|
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
150,000 |
|
|
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
25,000,000 |
20,000,000 |
|
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) |
380,099 |
|
|
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) |
200,000 |
|
|
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) |
750,000 |
|
|
United Nations Office for The Coordination Of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) |
49,556,000 |
36,750,000 |
|
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) |
9,915,708 |
7,600,000 |
|
United Nations Relief and Works Agency For Palestine Refugees In The Near East (UNRWA) |
8,000,000 |
8,000,000 |
|
Wassenaar Arrangement |
10,795 |
13,149 |
|
World Bank (WB) |
27,660,613 |
14,491,300 |
|
World Food Programme (WFP) |
7,829,000 |
2,100,000 |
|
World Health Organization (WHO) |
7,558,001 |
5,500,000 |
|
World Trade Organization (WTO) |
400,000 |
