Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)

We had the opportunity last week to engage with the Minister of State on the committee, and then with her colleagues Mr. Michael Gaffey at the AWEPA meeting. Is there room for conditionality on aid? This would mean the programme countries clearly meet acceptable international criteria on human rights. We are playing an important and constructive role in aid for Malawi, but there are significant concerns about human rights in that country at the moment. That is just one of many examples I could give. Does the Minister of State agree that we need conditionality?

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