23 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the discrepancy between his Minister of State’s recent appearance on RTÉ when he stated that since the Irish Aid programme focused on short-term emergency humanitarian aid, that there was no reduction in this, and the statement, later, by his Department that such funding had been reduced by 70%; the implications this has for the Irish Aid programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21823/09]

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23 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the discrepancy between his Minister of State’s recent appearance on RTÉ when he stated that since the Irish Aid programme focused on short-term emergency humanitarian aid, that there was no reduction in this, and the statement, later, by his Department that such funding had been reduced by 70%; the implications this has for the Irish Aid programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21823/09]

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