Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Sustainable Development Goals and Disability Issues: Discussion

10:00 am

Photo of Michael MullinsMichael Mullins (Fine Gael)
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I thank the witnesses for their positive presentations. That disabilities and so on are included in the SDGs is significant for our guests. I read their submissions briefly. They are doing significant work in some of the most troubled parts of the world. What level of support are they getting from Irish Aid and how has that changed in recent years in light of the worsening humanitarian situation in some parts of the world? What are the group's plans, ambitions and main objectives for 2016 and what are the most difficult challenges it faces?