Make progress towards 0.7% of GNI on overseas aid

What this means

• This is a government commitment, set out in the 2025 Programme for Government, to gradually increase Irish overseas aid spending toward a UN target.[source]
• The UN target is for wealthy countries to spend 0.7% of gross national income on official development assistance for poorer nations.[source]
• The commitment is described as making incremental progress, meaning Ireland is not promising to hit 0.7% immediately but to move steadily toward it.[source]
• The Department of Foreign Affairs, led by Minister Helen McEntee, is responsible for delivering on this commitment.[source]
• The commitment is currently listed as in progress and was first stated on 23 January 2025, with no fixed deadline given for reaching the 0.7% target.[source]

Direct impact (3)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of Foreign AffairsBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Helen McEnteeOfficeholder
• implements mandate
  Delivery of the official development assistance programmeMandate

Indirect impact (9)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-foreign
  Conduct of foreign relations and diplomatic representationMandate
• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-foreign
  Issue of Irish passportsMandate
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Minister for Defence2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Department of DefenceBody
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade2-hop via dept-foreign
  Neale RichmondOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and at the Department of Defence2-hop via dept-foreign
  Thomas ByrneOfficeholder
• delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Fine GaelParty
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Achieve Level of Ambition 2 for the Defence ForcesCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via helen-mcentee
  Deliver a primary radar capability for Irish airspaceCommitment