Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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I congratulate the witnesses on the work they do. I was in Senegal in west Africa in the past three weeks and I was very taken by what I saw. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan raised an issue related to ring-fencing the budget for organisations such as those present today. Have the witnesses lobbied governments about this or given a figure or a percentage of the overseas aid budget? Have they formally made a pitch for a set amount to be ring-fenced to fund the work they do, which is niche work in the context of the general aid other organisations provide?