Mr. Kieran Brennan:

There are many places around the world where atrocities are taking place. One area that needs more media coverage and attention from decision-makers is the tragedy that is Sudan. There is a massive humanitarian crisis there, which I would love to see get more coverage on our national media, but that is a side story. The Deputy spoke about the UN involvement. For the UN to be effective in any mission, there are two key ingredients, namely, host nation consent and freedom of movement. Unless those two boxes are ticked, a UN force will not be effective. To answer the Deputy's question about the area he referred to, there is no sign, at the moment, of those two criteria ever being met.