Bertie Ahern
Ceist:56 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of increasing total overseas development assistance to 0.3 per cent, 0.35 per cent and 0.4 per cent of GDP. [14609/96]
Written Answers. - Overseas Development Assistance.
The increases in overseas development assistance have been measured in relation to a percentage of gross national product (GNP). Taking the estimated projection for GNP to be £36,200 million for 1996, the levels of ODA required to reach the various percentage targets would be as follows:
|
ODA/GNP percent |
Total — £m |
|
0.3% |
£108.6m |
|
0.35% |
£126.7m |
|
0.4% |
£144.8m |