Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the allocation from the overseas development aid budget. If further assistance can be given, it would be very welcome. I heard an appeal by GOAL this morning from one of its personnel out there. Again, we should commend and support the work of our non-governmental organisations. I am sure they are working with their sister organisations. I hope the Department will be able to give them some assistance towards their work on the ground.

This morning on my local radio station, I heard a person from County Monaghan who is in Nepal and has thankfully made contact with his family through an e-mail earlier this morning. He is safe.