Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 January 2024
52. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the aid provided by Ireland to Ukraine in 2023 and that allocated under Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3273/24]
View answer61. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 30 November 2023, the details of Ireland’s financial and in-kind assistance to Ukraine since February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3405/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 61 together.
Ireland's overall financial support to Ukraine since February 2022 amounts to €210 million, comprised of over €90 million in stabilisation and humanitarian funding and commitments of approximately €122 million in non-lethal military assistance under the European Peace Facility.
Funding for humanitarian assistance by the Department of Foreign Affairs amounted to €20 million in 2022, and €19 million in 2023 respectively.
The Department of Foreign Affairs also provided assistance for stabilisation and recovery efforts, including €20 million to the World Bank Group for the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Co-financing of the Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance (PEACE) in Ukraine; €6 million to the World Bank Group for the Ukraine Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform Trust Fund (URTF) to fund critical infrastructure projects in health, transport and energy; €4 million to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Small Business Impact Fund; €1.8 million in Voluntary Contributions to organisations including UNFPA, UNOHCHR and the UN Peacebuilding Fund; and €1.5 million to UNHCR to fund the construction of as many as 75 prefabricated homes, to support communities devastated by the war.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has also provided funding to ensure accountability for Russia's actions in Ukraine. This included €1 million to the 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).
Further funding is being provided in support of Ukraine's reform process and efforts to improve overall governance, including €1 million to the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) Ukraine Solidarity Fund; €0.52 million to NGOs and Regional Organisations working in Ukraine; €0.5 million to the OECD Ukraine Country programme to deliver improved quality of reforms; and €427,505 for OSCE programmes in Ukraine.
The Department has also provided over €1 million in peace and stability funding to Ukraine across 2022 and 2023.
This makes a total of some €77 million to date from the Department of Foreign Affairs (Votes 27 and 28).
Other Government Departments have also made contributions including in-kind and monetary supports to Ukraine.
Separately, Ireland committed an additional €43 million in 2023 to address the wider consequences of the war globally, including food insecurity, increasing fragility, and acute child malnutrition. In total, Ireland provided over €75 million in support to Ukraine, its neighbours and to address the wider consequences of the war in 2023.
Ireland has committed approximately €122 million in non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine under the European Peace Facility in 2022 and 2023, with approximately €25.5 million having been disbursed to date, in line with the reimbursement schedule agreed by Member States in Brussels.
Ireland remains committed to continue our support for Ukraine. In 2024, Ireland has allocated €35 million to support to Ukraine and its neighbours to address ongoing humanitarian needs, and progress towards its early recovery and eventual reconstruction.
Ireland is also a strong supporter of the European Commission’s Proposal for a €50 billion Ukraine Facility, which would put our macro-financial support for Ukraine on a more stable footing over the next four years and we hope an agreement on this can be reached in the coming weeks.
