Mr. Tony Cotter:

I will take the last point first. I fully agree with Deputy Crowe on untied aid. Other countries will give aid but there will be conditions such as that the development specialist expertise should come from that country. There are other conditions to ensure that a certain benefit will accrue to the country that is giving the aid. When I use the term "untied", I mean we give all our aid untied. There are no conditions or expectations that development specialists or Irish personnel will be employed on foot of that aid. That is what I meant. I fully agree with Deputy Crowe that the entire purpose of our development assistance is to eradicate poverty and to promote sustainable development, good governance, human rights and the rule of law.