Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Does Mr. Drummond believe that because we have adopted a position of untied aid, it accentuates that moral voice? Unfortunately many countries, including some in Europe, are going in the opposite direction.

Does ONE have a campaign on trade justice issues? We are increasingly seeing in this Parliament and committee that the EU is signing deep and comprehensive agreements with countries in the developing world. People talk about a complete lack of fairness and accountability in them. There is poor democratic oversight and debate regarding these important trade agreements, certainly within EU countries but also in the countries that are actually signed up to the. I say that particularly in the context of the involvement of parliamentarians. We would argue that they have far-reaching consequences.

Mr. Drummond mentioned tax justice, debt relief and debt justice. Does ONE campaign on justice issues? Tax justice is very important in the context of development. According to Oxfam, corporations and the super-rich are cheating poor countries out of $170 billion in tax revenues every year. This fuels inequality; eight men now have the same wealth as half of the world's population. Corporations and the super-rich dodge taxes. It is the poorest who pay the price. Mr. Drummond gave the example of that deal that was there. The poor in those countries will be saddled with that debt when those politicians move on.

Has ONE commented on the latest Panama Papers? What is Mr. Drummond's view on that area? Does that form part of ONE's work?