asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money that was contributed to the Third World in 1983; and the amount that will be contributed in 1984.

The amount of money contributed as official development assistance to the Third World in 1983 was £29.971 million or 0.23 per cent of our GNP. The provision in 1984 for official development assistance is £33.801 million. Details of the 1983 and 1984 figures are given in the following table.

Ireland's Assistance to Developing Countries

All figures are provisional pending certification by the Comptroller and Auditor General.