Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised)

2:00 am

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes. My understanding is that it has probably already been spent. My concerns about UNRWA are what I have outlined with regard to its ability to safely operate on the ground and the obstruction of the Israeli Government, and also the fact that as a result of the Israeli Government's action some countries have pulled back from UNRWA. Any time I have engagement with UNRWA, and I say this from a position of respect for its work, it always seems to be functioning if not quite week to week then month to month in terms of its financial sustainability. It definitely has had no issue in spending the money we have allocated to it.

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