Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 October 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan: International Committee of Red Cross

10:00 am

Photo of Michael MullinsMichael Mullins (Fine Gael)
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I join in welcoming our visitors. They have presented a very harrowing picture this morning and we are certainly deeply concerned about it. With regard to the very tentative peace agreement, are all the key players at the table? What are the implications for breaches of the agreement? Are there any sanctions? Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked about the monitoring. Irish Aid provided nearly €25 million since 2012 but how adequate is the aid available from the international community to meet the basic needs of the people?