Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

Will the Minister give an indication of the reconstruction fund the European Union has for Afghanistan, the amount of money in it and what it is used for? There does not seem to be too much reconstruction going on at the moment.

Does the Minister have the figures referred to by Deputy Creighton for the number of civilian and other personnel involved there?

Is there any monitoring of the impact of the conflict on Pakistan and whether is political instability as a result of the increase in Taliban activity in Pakistan?

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