David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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I again thank the Minister of State for his attendance. One of the issues that arose during my time in the Department of Justice was the horrors that occurred in the Mediterranean, with so many people drowning while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe from north Africa. One of the suggestions made at the time was that some of the aid from Europe should go to assisting people to stay in their own country so that they would not have to make the journey across the Sahara and wherever else and the Mediterranean. Does that form part of the official development assistance, ODA, policy?

Deputy Brady asked about the ODA target of 0.7% of GNI. What is the roadmap in that regard? Has the Minister of State given it consideration?

I mentioned the issue of in-donor refugee costs. How much is spent in that regard? I ask the Minister of State to send me a note with the detail on that issue.