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

The witnesses are all very welcome this afternoon. How we will reach the ODA target has been an issue for a number years. Do they have a view that the Government needs a plan to do it by a certain date? The problem is that when we are doing well economically, there may be a commitment to it, but if there are any outside pressures, that is when it is usually cut. What is their view on that?

Recently, some of us were at a conference where it was said that the number of states involved in conflict resolution is decreasing rather than increasing. Do the witnesses have a view on that? Recently, we had a meeting with the Cubans who said they were on the list of states that support terror on the basis that they facilitated talks in Havana. Do the organisations have a view on conflict resolution and the need for more of it.

Will they give a summary - it is still very soon after the decision - of the impact of the USAID decision? What are their organisations saying about the impact it is having on the ground at this stage?