asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in respect of the years 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and the first ten months of 1979, the assistance from the bilateral aid programme that has been (a) allocated and (b) spent through any Irish or nonIrish group or organisation, other than private firms, semi-State, governmental and non-governmental organisations, specifying in the case of each project, (i) the nature of the project, (ii) the organisation involved, (iii) the total cost, (iv) the share of the cost borne by the bilateral programme, by the organisation in question and by other sources, (v) the commencement and completion date of the project, (vi) the project-holder involved in the developing country, (vii) if the Irish organisation is involved on a commercial or a non-profit basis and (viii) the benefits judged to accrue.
Written Answers. - Bilateral Aid Programme.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I am giving in tabular form the details requested by the Deputy in regard to (a) and (b) (i), (ii), (v) and (vi). As far as I am aware, all the Irish organisations concerned were involved on a non-profit basis. On points (iii),(iv) and (viii), the explanation given in the introduction to Question No. 342 above, also applies.
Following is the statement:
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1974 |
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Project Description |
Implementing Organisation |
Amount Allocated |
Amount Spent |
Period of Project |
Counterpart Organisation |
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£ |
£ |
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Development of Anti-Leprosy Drug |
Medical Research Council |
800 |
720 |
1974-77 |
— |
|
1975 |
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Trade Promotion in cooperation with the International Trade Centre (ITC) Geneva |
U.C.D. |
30,000 |
29,475 |
Annual contribution |
— |
|
Non-formal Education |
Lesotho Distance Teaching Centre (LDTC) |
20,000 |
19,184 |
Annual contribution |
— |
|
Development of Anti-Leprosy Drug |
Medical research Council |
2,200 |
2,108 |
1974-77 |
— |
|
1976 |
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Grants, in conjunction with FAO, to Central Training Institute for Poultry Personnel, Bangalore, India and to Training Centre for Food Technology at Mysore, India |
FAO |
40,000 |
40,000 |
1976 |
— |
|
Trade Promotion in cooperation with the ITC |
U.C.D. |
35,000 |
35,980 |
Annual contribution |
— |
|
Non-formal Education |
LDTC |
30,000 |
30,769.23 |
Annual contribution |
— |
|
Post-graduate Development Course |
Systems Development Programme, TCD |
10,000 |
10,000 |
1976 to date |
— |
|
Development of Anti-Leprosy Drug |
Medical Research Council |
1,500 |
1,500 |
1974-77 |
— |
|
Infant Development through Programme of non-formal education |
St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra |
22,500 |
22,560 |
1976 to date |
Centre for the Development of non-formal education, Columbia (CEDAN) |
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Fellowships in Hotel Management |
Galway RTC |
5,000 |
4,788 |
normally 4 year course |
— |
|
1977 |
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Non-formal Education |
LDTC |
47,000 |
46,979 |
Annual contribution |
— |
|
Hotel Management Fellowships |
Galway RTC |
6,000 |
5,926 |
normally 4 year course |
— |
|
Librarianship Course |
TCD/NIHE |
5,000 |
5,000 |
one year |
|
|
Infant Development through Programme of non-formal education |
St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra |
9,000 |
8,977 |
1976 to date |
CEDAN |
|
Development of Anti-Leprosy Drug |
Medical Research Council |
250 |
250 |
1974-77 |
— |
|
Course in Inorganic Chemistry |
UCD |
8,000 |
7,101 |
1977 |
— |
|
Trade Promotion in cooperation with the ITC |
UCD |
40,000 |
39,400 |
Annual contribution |
— |
|
Post-graduate Development Course |
Systems Development Programme, TCD |
25,000 |
25,000 |
1976 to date |
— |
|
1978 |
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|
Non-formal Education |
LDTC |
48,000 |
47,189 |
Annual contribution |
— |
|
Bulking Bin for Wool sorting and grading |
Lesotho Government |
33,000 |
32,577 |
1978 |
— |
|
Fellowships in Hotel Management |
Galway RTC |
6,000 |
5,617 |
usually 4 year course |
— |
|
Librarianship Course |
TCD/NIHE |
16,000 |
15,782 |
one year |
— |
|
Fellowships |
St. Patrick's College, Maynooth |
6,000 |
5,131 |
one year |
— |
|
Infant Development through programme of non-formal education |
St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra |
40,000 |
40,000 |
1976 to date |
— |
|
Trade Promotion in cooperation with the ITC |
UCD |
60,000 |
60,000 |
Annual contribution |
— |
|
Post-graduate Development Course |
Systems Development Programme, TCD |
50,000 |
50,000 |
1976 to date |
— |
|
Administrative Assistance to Higher Education Consultation Group (HECG) |
HECG |
5,000 |
5,000 |
Annual Grant |
— |
|
Laboratory Technicians Course |
TCD/IAEA |
6,000 |
5,850 |
3 months |
|
|
1979 (to 31 October) |
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Non-formal Education |
LDTC |
35,625 |
33,152.50 |
Annual grant |
— |
|
Examination of Possible Trade Co-operation |
UCD |
500 |
429.02 |
1979 |
University of Lesotho |
|
Fellowships in Hotel Management |
Shannon College of Hotel Management |
15,000 |
— |
2 years |
— |
|
Fellowships in Hotel Management |
Galway RTC |
11,400 |
346.00 |
usually 4 year course |
— |
|
Cooperation with Kilosa, Tanzania, District Plan |
Kilosa District/ Department of Foreign Affairs |
80,000 |
60,214.79 |
continuing |
— |
|
Fellowships |
St. Patrick's College, Maynooth |
3,500 |
3,132.56 |
1 year |
— |
|
Training Programme for Somali personnel |
UCG/NIHE |
60,000 |
3,772 |
1979-82 |
— |
|
Administrative Assistance to Higher Education Consultation Group (HECG) |
HECG |
22,000 |
16,000 |
Annual Grant |
— |
|
The Dag Hammar-skjold Memorial Scholarship Fund |
UN Correspondents Association, New York |
1,000 |
— |
Annual Grant |
— |
|
Assistance to Lesotho and Liberia |
World Food Programme |
64,000 |
63,795 |
1979 |
— |
|
Post-graduate course in Hydrology |
UCG |
84,000 |
14,461.50 |
2 years |
— |
|
Post-graduate development course |
Systems Development Programme, TCD |
53,000 |
Nil |
1976 to date |
— |
|
African Regional Workshop on Industrialisation |
International Institute of Labour Studies |
30,000 |
24,450.45 |
6 weeks |
— |
|
Community Education Course |
St. Patrick's College, Maynooth |
18,000 |
4,414.56 |
1 year |
— |
|
Labatory Technicians Course |
TCD/IAEA |
6,000 |
6,000 |
1979 |
— |
|
Course in Growth, Development and Planning |
UCD |
2,000 |
1,282.00 |
1 year |
— |
|
Course in Development Studies |
Holy Ghost College, Kimmage Manor |
11,400 |
11,400 |
1 year |
— |
|
Trade Promotion in cooperation with the ITC |
UCD |
115,000 |
115,870 |
Annual contribution |
— |