Sorca Clarke
Question:188. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of current Irish funded development projects in Africa, including funding amounts and objectives. [62975/25]
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Ireland's international development programme provides support for countries and communities most acutely in need, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. 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, as well as those living in areas affected by conflict.
In 2024, Ireland's Official Development Assistance (ODA) totalled €2.35 billion, of which €771.3 million was managed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. A total of €187.5 million of bilateral ODA was channelled to our main priority countreis in Africa: Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Kenya, Liberia and Senegal. The funding supported development programmes focused on education, health, climate resilient livelihoods, gender equality and governance. This support is channelled through programmes managed by our Embassies in these countries, and through through civil society and humanitarian organisations, and multilateral organisations, including the United Nations and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
In addition, very significant humanitarian assistance was provided to countries in Africa facing unprecedented levels of crisis, because of conflict, climate change, inequalities and natural disasters. In 2024, a total of €69. 8 million in ODA was provided in humanitarian assistance in South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Central African Republic and Chad. The objective of the funding was to address the needs of some of the world’s poorest, prioritising life-saving assistance.
The Government's Official Development Assistance Annual Report details our activities in partner countries and highlights the impact of the international development programme, Irish Aid. The Annual Report 2024 is available online. It contains a number of statistical annexes which provide details on the funding to countries receiving bilateral ODA, to multilateral organisations and to civil society organisations.
For this year, the Government has provided €810.3 million for the Irish Aid programme managed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. As announced in Budget 2026, this will be increased to €840.3 million for next year, the highest ever level of funding for the Irish Aid programme.