Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Before the Minister of State continues, I wish to pay tribute to our Irish Aid diplomatic team and to the Irish Aid programme in Uganda. I have seen the programme and NGOs in action at first hand in Karamoja and met the Speaker and foreign Minister there. I believe the Irish Aid programme there has been strengthened, and I commend Irish Aid in regard to the work it has done there on accountability and transparency and on its work to ensure the money is returned to the programme. There is a trial ongoing in regard to the fraud, but our programme is well respected.