Vol. 577 No. 4
126 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the total value of Ireland's official development assistance as well as the percentage of gross national product that this amounted to in each of the past ten years; and the anticipated figure for 2003. [31519/03]
The Government's national programme of assistance to developing countries comprises two elements. The major component is my Department's Vote for International Co-operation, Vote 29, while other elements of official development assistance, ODA, are administered by other Government Departments.
Total ODA has increased dramatically over the past number of years, rising from €69 million in 1993 to an expected €450 million in 2003. Summary data for the past ten years and the expected outturn for 2003 are set out in the table below:
|
Year |
Total ODA(€m) |
Total ODA as %of GNP |
|
2003 (Estimated) |
450 |
0.41 |
|
2002 |
422 |
0.41 |
|
2001 |
320 |
0.33 |
|
2000 |
254 |
0.29 |
|
1999 |
231 |
0.31 |
|
1998 |
177 |
0.27 |
|
1997 |
158 |
0.31 |
|
1996 |
142 |
0.30 |
|
1995 |
123 |
0.29 |
|
1994 |
96 |
0.24 |
|
1993 |
69 |
0.20 |
