Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I reiterate the remarks of Deputy Brendan Smith. I really enjoyed the presentations which are very interesting. Like Deputy Smith, I had no idea that this work was under way down in Cork but I suppose there are a lot of things going on in Cork that we do not know about. I was struck by how practical the project is. My heart was beginning to race when that doll was not responding in that vital minute. It is good to know that rigorous research is underpinning the work of Irish Aid and the NGOs.

Irish Aid has a very strong nutrition programme in Malawi. The reason for that programme is the fact that so many children in Malawi are stunted in growth and this has implications for their health. The delegates spoke about mobile phone apps. The Third World probably has more mobile phones than we have. One of my abiding memories of Malawi is seeing a couple walking along the ditch in the road. The woman was carrying a baby on her back and the fuel on her head while her husband was carrying a mobile phone. I am not terribly sure that the women are the ones with the mobile phones. Who tells the people that such an app is available? Is it the Malawi Government or the NGOs?