Professor Patrick Fitzpatrick:

No, we would not, but it is more a question of providing information. We get a good deal of support from Irish Aid. One point I made at the Irish Aid expert advisory group is that there is a vast resource in third level education which perhaps is not being capitalised on as much as it might be with regard to Ireland's public engagement with developing countries. That is my thinking. In some ways this is more about information and letting the committee know what can be achieved when people get together. The general area of collaboration within the Irish system is significant. Dr. Conway might comment on that with regard to Irish Aid-supported programmes.