Mr. Dominic Crowley:

It is really important we remind ourselves of the extraordinary generosity of the Irish people. What we have seen in the first half of this year is a significant increase in funding from the public and the Irish corporate sector. They are seeing what is happening globally and are responding incredibly once again. The debt that we owe to the Irish public cannot be overstated. It is amazing what they do. I will give just one example of a project we are working on. It is a three-year project looking at a triangle of acute food insecurity between Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. We have been given €15 million to work to address acute malnutrition and make a sustainable change to the lives of people living in the area. It is a very specifically targeted programme and is something that we are starting, at less than the halfway point, to see genuine impact from. The work we are doing on the ground makes a difference. If it did not, I would not be here. I thank Deputy Crowe for that reminder to accentuate the positive because there are lots of positives.