John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister of State for his response. Turning specifically to one allocation to one NGO, unfortunately, this has been the subject of some public disagreement in the last week. The Minister of State mentioned the Niall Mellon Township Trust and perhaps he could clarify the situation. The director of the charity's operations has denied that it failed to supply a detailed report to Irish Aid on how it has spent the moneys allocated to it. We all appreciate the amazing work this charity has performed and how many thousands of volunteers have gone to South Africa to build houses there for the poor. It is unfortunate that this has occurred, so perhaps the Minister of State could respond specifically to the case in hand.

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