John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)

Some people have suggested that the model we use to dispense Irish aid generally should be reformed. I refer to the report I mentioned earlier, namely, the value for money review carried out by Irish Aid, which states that the organisation should, in addition to asking for reports on individual projects, also request external evaluations of the overall programmes to which it contributes. The report specifically recommends that Irish Aid should consider making all grants of €300,000 and above conditional on such an overall and external programme being undertaken and submitted. What is the Minister of State's reaction to the concerns expressed in respect of basic reporting requirements?

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