Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

I want to ask about USAID. I asked the Minister of State about it before when he went on the trip. I know the EU cannot replace USAID but was that discussed? Who will fill that gap that is there? I was talking to someone recently who said the World Food Programme was talking about laying off 3,000 staff there. It is having a big impact on people, such as people in Gaza and people in conflict situations around the world. Was there any discussion on that?

Since the Council meeting, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which is supposed to deliver food to Gaza, has been set up. Does the Irish Government have a view on that? It is using criminal gangs to secure a lot of the aid that has been donated by many countries. It is giving it out and killing people every day who are queueing up for food. Was that and the delivery of humanitarian aid discussed?