Mr. Sorley McCaughey:

Let me reiterate very briefly that the challenge of PCD is massive. We are a long way from getting to where it becomes impossible. There is a great deal we can do in the meantime to improve our performance in that front. To give a very practical suggestion as to what can be done in the meantime, in 2011 the OECD, IMF and the World Bank made a recommendation to all OECD countries that they conduct a spill over analysis of their tax policy to ensure it was not impacting negatively on developing countries. That has not been implemented or acted upon by the Government as of yet, but it is a very practical example that the committee might consider pursuing in support of policy coherence.

On the issue of carbon credits, Christian Aid and some of the organisations would share the concerns. On a more positive note, we were happy that the Irish climate Bill does not include the provision for carbon offsetting in the heads of the Bill.

I am not quite sure if I understood the question but in relation to Christian Aid and lesbian people in Uganda, all I can say is that Christian Aid works with people of all faiths, religions, sex and gender. We do not discriminate on any basis. We work with people in pursuit of the fulfilment of their human rights, the entire gamut and spectrum of human rights. We work with human rights defenders who are in many cases under pressure on the basis of their sexuality, ethnicity or race. I am not familiar with the particular case mentioned but our position would be to support any marginalised group which is under pressure from authorities or groups.