Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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As we heard, women and children are usually the first to suffer in any conflict. Would it be possible for the committee to receive testimonies from women affected, without them being placed at risk? Mr. Regan related a story of a mother of five whose husband was a soldier. If money, wealth and hard work made one rich, African women would be billionaires. There are particular risks for women and girls and Sudan had a problem with domestic and gender-based violence already. If the witnesses could secure testimonies for the committee, we would appreciate that.

Ms McKenna stated we were moving away from the Government target of 0.7% of GNI for overseas development aid. The exact figure was skewed in recent years by the amount of help Ukrainians were receiving. Excluding the funding relating to that, could Ms McKenna give the committee a clearer picture of the trajectory of the amount of funding and percentage of GNI over the 2019 to 2025 period?