Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

May I ask about aid conditions? Mr. Crowley mentioned the general pattern in cuts to aid. I am pleased to hear he excludes Ireland from that. That is obviously good to hear. One of the things I am always very proud of regarding Irish aid is that it comes without conditions, contrary, perhaps, to a lot of the USAID supports, which would have to bought from US companies or agencies and things like that. To what extent can it be said that the principles that are applied to Irish aid apply to all European Union aid, or do they?