Ms Rosamond Bennett:

I can only speak on behalf of Christian Aid Ireland, and Ms Finnan can speak on Trócaire. The aid money we receive from Irish Aid that goes through to Gaza and the West Bank in Palestine goes to ensure people can make a living and that they have livelihoods. We talk about climate change, and the people in Gaza and in the West Bank are suffering just as much from climate change as anything else. The funding goes on human rights in that they have access to water and medical services and so they can live a full life in the way any citizen would want to. The money that goes there is not part of a humanitarian programme but it is humanitarian funding. It is trying to make sure people are able to live, and essentially this is what the funding does. That is definitely humanitarian aid and is vital to the work for the lives of the people in the country.