Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is about growing the capacity of both Government and civil society in each country where this money is being invested so that they can identify conflict flash points very early on, and work to address it.

Second, much investment and time is being spent in empowering women in conflict zones, recognising the unique skill set they have, which is something also experienced in Northern Ireland, in addressing the causes of conflict and being central to its solution. Those are the key areas on which we are focused. It is about better governance and capacity building. We are investing across 30 different countries, to empower countries right down to community level.