Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2024
59. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a breakdown of international development assistance funding provided to each country in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25162/24]
View answerIreland's international development programme focusses on providing support for countries and communities where needs are greatest. The Government's policy for international development, A Better World, provides the framework, with the objective of reaching the furthest behind first and addressing the needs of those living in some of the world’s poorest or most climate-exposed countries and those living in areas affected by conflict.
This support is channelled bilaterally through Irish Embassies in relevant countries, through civil society and humanitarian organisations, and through multilateral organisations, including the United Nations.
Final detailed ODA figures for 2023 are being finalised and will be published in the 2023 Annual Report, in October. It will contain details of the confirmed top 30 recipient countries of Irleand's bilateral ODA in 2023.
The top 30 recipient countries of Ireland’s bilateral ODA in 2022 were as follows:
|
Country |
€000s |
|
Ukraine |
52,874 |
|
Ethiopia |
41,189 |
|
Mozambique |
27,302 |
|
Tanzania |
24,996 |
|
Uganda |
24,352 |
|
Malawi |
22,537 |
|
Sierra Leone |
18,356 |
|
Occupied Palestinian territory |
17,027 * |
|
Somalia |
16,499 |
|
South Sudan |
13,142 |
|
Kenya |
11,434 |
|
Zimbabwe |
11,360 |
|
Sudan |
9,297 |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
7,486 |
|
Liberia |
6,560 |
|
Yemen |
6,400 |
|
Zambia |
6,123 |
|
Afghanistan |
5,698 |
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
5,697 |
|
Lebanon |
5,678 |
|
Moldova |
5,095 |
|
Central African Republic |
4,725 |
|
Viet Nam |
4,399 |
|
Niger |
4,214 |
|
South Africa |
4,048 |
|
Myanmar |
2,996 |
|
Jordan |
2,873 |
|
Haiti |
2,846 |
|
Türkiye |
2,789 |
|
Colombia |
2,781 |
Please note that in the case of countries with major humanitarian crises, funding may be allocated to neighbouring countries or on a non-country specific basis.
* This figure represents the overall support to the Palestinian People across the Middle East region. This includes €8 million in support through UNWRA, which provides basic services for Palestine refugees in five locations across the region: the West Bank, Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan.
