Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for my late arrival. My first question concerns the extent to which adequate connectivity exists between the various aid agencies in the field. To what extent do they co-operate on a regular basis to alert each other to their objectives and activities? Can the delegates assure us that a sufficient degree of connectivity and co-operation exists on an ongoing basis in the course of everyday operations in all locations where donor aid is being distributed?

Second, in recent times there has been a great deal of emphasis on the administrative costs of charitable organisations and agencies. To what extent can we be assured that in the case of development NGOs, those costs adhere to or surpass international norms?