Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 June 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion

Ms R?iseal N? Ch?illeachair:

I will answer that. Concern is in Afghanistan and has stayed in Afghanistan throughout. It is very difficult to continue to programme with the impact of some of the restrictions that are put on how we work and how women can work. What we do in reaching the furthest behind in Afghanistan is a really good example. I think the worst thing any organisation ever has to do is leave a country when it is impossible to work. For now, it is not impossible for us to work in Afghanistan. We do a huge amount on food security and working with communities. We do the very best we can and it is very difficult, but we are still there.