I propose to take Questions Nos. 1204 and 1205 together.
Most of Ireland's expenditure on Official Development Assistance (ODA) is provided under Vote 29, International Cooperation. The programme is administered by the Development Cooperation Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs, also known as Irish Aid. Further contributions to ODA are made by other Government Departments and through Ireland's allocation to the EU Development Cooperation budget.
Details of the amounts spent on ODA are as follows:
Year
|
Vote 29
|
Other ODA
|
Total ODA
|
% of GNP
|
|
€ million
|
€ million
|
€ million
|
%
|
2005
|
465
|
113
|
578
|
0.43
|
2006
|
595
|
219
|
814
|
0.54
|
2007
|
726
|
145
|
871
|
0.54
|
2008
|
769
|
152
|
921
|
0.59
|
2009
|
572
|
150
|
722
|
0.54
|
2010
|
536*
|
135*
|
671*
|
0.52*
|
*Estimated.
Through Irish Aid, the Government provides assistance to in excess of 80 countries in the developing world, with a strong focus on the least developed countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa. Irish Aid operates directly in nine countries which have been designated as Programme Countries, with a commitment to long term strategic assistance, namely Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi (since 2008), Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia and Timor Leste. Details of funding provided directly to Programme Countries for the years 2005 to 2009 are as follows:
Country
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
€ m
|
€ m
|
€ m
|
€ m
|
€ m
|
Uganda
|
27.7
|
32.1
|
37.4
|
41.7
|
35.4
|
Mozambique
|
27.2
|
25.4
|
32.8
|
34.2
|
41.4
|
Ethiopia
|
28.1
|
29.9
|
33.9
|
36.1
|
27.6
|
Tanzania
|
24.3
|
25.6
|
33.6
|
38.0
|
33.4
|
Zambia
|
18.1
|
19.4
|
23.1
|
23.9
|
22.8
|
Malawi
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9.8
|
8.8
|
Vietnam
|
2.9
|
7.1
|
20.2
|
20.7
|
12.8
|
Lesotho
|
9.7
|
8.2
|
10.0
|
9.2
|
11.5
|
Timor Leste
|
3.8
|
5.8
|
4.6
|
5.0
|
3.4
|
Additional Irish Aid funding is indirectly implemented in both Programmes Countries and other developing countries, delivered by Irish and International Non Governmental Organisations, Irish Missionaries, and through the multilateral and UN systems. Full details of all countries receiving funds from Irish Aid and its partners are contained in the Irish Aid Annual Reports which can be accessed at http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/publications_report.asp and which have been placed in the Dáil Library.