Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We have doubled our climate finance in the last three years, as we promised we would. As I have said, this funding is not loans; it is 100% grants. It is not tied. It goes to the poorest. It is designed to enhance communities. It is not just us coming in as if we know everything and controlling things from the top down. It is actually a really good international example of collaboration at a local level. It is also very focused on gender. We are proud of what our development agencies have done. It goes right back to our missionary tradition. Coming from a country that has suffered from migration, we have a certain cultural affinity or understanding for countries that are in difficult circumstances. That is why we have the potential to play a role as a bridge between developed countries and developing countries. We are good at providing aid.