US embassy cable - 04DUBLIN926

UNCLAS DUBLIN 000926 
 
SIPDIS 
 
USAID FOR LAC/CAR; TREASURY FOR MAUREEN WAFER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID, EFIN, PREL 
SUBJECT: HAITI DEMARCHE FOR BUDGET SUPPORT - IRISH RESPONSE 
 
REF: SECSTATE 132852 
 
 1.  (U) We shared reftel points with Jonathan Conlon, in the 
DFA's Latin American and Caribbean office, and Bronagh Carr, 
development specialist at the DFA's Development Cooperation 
Ireland office.  Conlon said that Ireland had already 
contributed  EUR 500,000 to Haiti through UNICEF, OCHA, and 
the International Federation of the Red Cross. Ireland had 
also given an addition EUR 100,000 in response to the recent 
floods.  He could foresee that Ireland might provide further 
financial support for the donors conference, however he could 
not say whether Ireland would send someone to attend the 
meeting itself. 
 
2.  (U)  Carr pointed out that Ireland fully supports the 
coordinated donor approach. They are "actively involved in 
the Liberia Core Group and played a significant role at the 
February Conference as part of their EU Presidency," she 
said.  Ireland has clearly supported calls on Haiti, although 
Haiti is "a bit off their map," adding that Ireland "focuses 
more on Africa." 
 
3.  (U)  Both Carr and Conlon suggested we engage the 
incoming EU President, the Dutch, as soon as practicable, on 
this appeal as well as on the upcoming Donor's Conference. 
They regretted they could not participate in planning for the 
Conference due to constraints of resources and capacity 
during the busy days at the end of the Irish Presidency. 
KENNY