Ms Cait Moran:

Deputy Stanton asked about funding for NGOs. There is funding for both Israeli NGOs and Palestinian NGOs through the programme and also through the Irish Aid civil society fund, which is managed from headquarters. We are aware that Irish civil society will have partners, especially on the ground, where they will work with local NGOs.

That is very much part of the model of support for local capacity and NGOs. As part of that support, there is a provision for families who are under threat of eviction to give them legal advice and support. That is supported through the programme and the West Bank Protection Consortium.

Mr. McLaughlin touched on the point of Palestinian refugees. One issue which we are conscious of is the vast spread of Palestinian refugees throughout the region, as well as the work done and support provided by neighbouring countries, like Jordan and Lebanon, in that respect.

Across the board, in terms of our approach, we always work with other donors and the European Union. We also support the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Israel, the co-ordinator on the ground and the UN Secretary General's special envoy who took up the post recently in February. All of those mechanisms are important. The role of those offices is to engage with both the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Government on issues such as humanitarian funding, access to humanitarian assistance, protection and the wider issues regarding the peace process. The latter is difficult in the current context but that is very much part of the approach.