Overseas Development Aid

10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans to increase funding for Irish Aid in order to compensate for the collapse of USAID-funded schemes abroad. [53250/25]

12. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Government support for Irish Aid; if this is under review in the international context of the United States of America cutting USAID; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53347/25]

81. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is aware of any plans by the EU to reduce the overseas aid budget; if he will outline any engagement his Department has had with the EU on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47613/25]

37. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the tangible measures Ireland can take to fill the gap in international aid budgets now that leading donor countries have cut or indicated an intention to cut aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45052/25]

38. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made to date towards achieving the target of 0.7% of gross national income being spent on official development aid; the steps his Department hopes to achieve in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45053/25]

39. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will use Ireland's Presidency of the EU to place a focus on the gaps in international aid; if consideration will be given to convening an EU conference on the issue during the Irish Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45054/25]

52. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he can confirm that maintaining or increasing current levels of EU overseas development aid both unilaterally and collectively will be a priority during Ireland's upcoming Presidency, including in relation to the next MFF process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41318/25]

92. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the controls in place to prevent appropriation of Irish foreign aid by officials in a country (details supplied). [42522/25]

120. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is aware of plans by the EU to reduce the overseas aid budget; the engagement his Department has had with the EU on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43461/25]

9. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure sustained annual increases in Ireland's official development assistance to progress towards the UN target of 0.7% of gross national income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38250/25]

6. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of Ireland’s GNI allocated to official development aid in 2024. [36483/25]

7. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a breakdown of Ireland’s official development aid spending in 2024, between bilateral and multilateral channels, including funding to international organisations such as the UN, EU and the World Bank. [36484/25]

8. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of Ireland’s official development aid in 2024 allocated to climate adaption and mitigation programmes in low-income countries; and whether this is additional to the existing aid budget, as per international commitments. [36485/25]

9. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of Ireland’s official development aid in 2024 allocated to global health initiatives, sexual and reproductive health, and gender equality programmes, per region, in tabular form. [36486/25]

195. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the EU has carried out a gap analysis regarding the massive reduction in USAID contributions and funding around the world; the scale of damage done by this sudden reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33434/25]

203. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount of money which the State has provided to the UNFPA from 2024 to date. [33452/25]

186. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a comprehensive breakdown of all Irish foreign aid spending for the past five years, including but not limited to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25004/25]

264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a detailed breakdown of Ireland’s overseas development aid expenditure for the most recent fiscal year, including the total amount disbursed, the specific countries or regions to which aid was allocated, and the respective sums received by each. [23288/25]

265. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the purposes for which overseas development aid was intended in each case (e.g. humanitarian assistance, health, education, governance). [23289/25]

266. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm the checks, conditions or safeguards in place to ensure that funds for overseas development aid are not diverted to military or security expenditure in recipient states. [23290/25]

267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide information on the standard agreements or accountability mechanisms used to govern overseas development aid flows; if he will list all partner organisations (including NGOs, international agencies or government ministries) through which aid was channelled; if he will indicate whether any aid is…

182. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a list of civilian infrastructure projects supported by Irish Aid in Palestine; and an update on how each project has fared under Israeli bombardment. [13639/25]

113. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of, and his views on, the total amount of taxpayers' money allocated to overseas aid with provision for 'reproductive rights' services, and specifically with regard to moneys to fund or promote abortion provision, from 2019 to 2024, in tabular form. [11051/25]

133. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in the aftermath of the legalisation of abortion here, any policy change took place with regard to the funding of overseas abortions; if funding from the State currently funds abortion abroad; if so, the amounts donated and to whom, for the years 2019-2024; the conditions or stipulations attached to any such funding, i…

182. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to schools, or other bodies under the aegis of his Department, who are providing educational support to women and girls in Afghanistan suffering under the Taliban regime which limits females access to education; if this is an area where more can be done; and if he will make a statement …