I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 and 66 together.
The Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children in the 1990s, and the associated Plan of Action, were adopted by the World Summit for Children, which was attended by the Taoiseach in New York in September of last year. I presume that this is the declaration to which the Deputies are referring. The Declaration outlined a series of practical steps to improve the well-being of children worldwide.
The Declaration called for action at both national and international levels. Domestically, the provisions of the Declaration are being put into effect by my colleagues the Ministers for Health, Education, Social Welfare and Justice, primarily through the Child Care Act. On the international level, the Government demonstrated its commitment to the aims of the World Summit for Children by significantly increasing our voluntary contribution to UNICEF. In 1991 we contributed £420,000 to the fund.
My Department are currently implementing a series of child-related development projects under the bilateral aid programme.