OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Ireland 2020
The OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts periodic reviews of the individual development co-operation efforts of DAC members. The policies and programmes of each DAC member are critically examined once every five to six years. DAC peer reviews assess the performance of a given member, not just that of its development co-operation agency, and examine both policy and implementation. They take an integrated, system-wide perspective on the development co-operation activities of the member under review and its approach to fragility, crisis and humanitarian assistance.
Ireland is a strong voice for sustainable development. Quality partnerships with civil society, staunch support for multilateralism and good humanitarian donorship are hallmarks of its development co-operation. The vision and ambition of its 2019 international development policy, A Better World, requires Ireland to increase its official development assistance as planned, develop guidance and a new results management approach, and undertake strategic workforce planning.
Ireland’s policy vision and framework
This chapter assesses the extent to which clear political directives, policies and strategies shape Ireland’s development co-operation and reflect its international commitments, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.The chapter begins with a look at the policy framework guiding development co-operation, assessing whether Ireland has a clear policy vision that aligns with the 2030 Agenda and reflects its own strengths. It then examines whether Ireland’s policy guidance sets out a clear and comprehensive approach, including to poverty. The final section focuses on the decision‑making basis, i.e. whether Ireland’s policy provides sufficient guidance for decisions about where and how to allocate its official development assistance.
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