Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2018
862. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount which will be spent on official development assistance in 2018; the recipients of this ODA; and the amount each recipient will receive. [45774/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has allocated a sum of €1,958,341 to two recipients to date in 2018 on official development assistance (ODA) and details of the recipients are outlined in the table below. In addition, a sum of €2.5m has been set aside for International Climate Commitments and the recipients of this particular funding, which is also classed as ODA, will be decided on in the coming weeks.
|
Recipient |
Amount Allocated |
|
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund |
€1,420,000 |
|
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
€ 538,341 |
|
TOTAL |
€1,958,341 |
