263 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 601 of 20 April 2010, if he will provide a breakdown of the purpose of the €8 million provided by Irish Aid to Rwanda since 2007. [16840/10]

Through Irish Aid in the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Government has provided just under €8 million in assistance to Rwanda since 2007. Most of this funding was channelled through development Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).

Over €4.8 million of the funding was provided through the Irish NGOs, Concern, Trócaire and Christian Aid. Concern has received €2.4 million since 2007 for development programmes focusing on the environment, water, food production and market access, reproductive and child health, nutrition, primary education and HIV and AIDS. Trócaire received over €1.6 million for programmes on human rights, justice, reconciliation, gender based violence and livelihoods. Christian Aid received €840,000 for their programmes on human rights, mediation and reconciliation, gender, HIV and AIDS, and the capacity development of local partners. Other funding was provided for Rwanda as follows:

Ireland contributed €500,000 to the World Food Programme in response to the UN consolidated appeal for Rwanda in 2007. Irish Aid provided €520,000 to Christian Blind Mission for work on disability in Rwanda. Voluntary Service Overseas received just over €500,000 for a teacher placement programme and assistance with the mainstreaming of HIV and AIDS into the Rwandan education curriculum. Health Unlimited received €450,000 for a programme to support the reproductive health of women and young people. Oxfam Ireland received just over €580,000 for peace-building and livelihoods programmes. Save the Children UK received €204,000 for work in child protection and the provision of health care to minors. Minority Rights Group received €188,700 for human rights promotion programmes.

Dublin City YMCA received €60,000 for the provision of clean water access to 7,000 people living in rural Rwandan. Funding of €86,000 was provided to Camara Education, an Irish voluntary organisation which places recycled I.T. equipment in schools, for the Rwandan element of a programme in seven African countries funded by Irish Aid. Finally, Irish Aid provided €42,000 to the Medical Missionaries of Mary to support pre-natal and ante-natal clinics and HIV and AIDS awareness.