Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The conflict puts millions in peril due to starvation and famine. Ireland has supported various UN funds to ensure immediate aid gets in but also to ensure humanitarian corridors are created to facilitate aid to Sudan. These are also resource wars with people waging war with a view to getting their hands on resources. The link between this and migration is very strong. The neighbouring countries are feeling the pressure hugely. We just passed the Egyptian-European Union stabilisation agreement again, which will involve stronger supports for Egypt to deal with the migration issues, for example. Egypt has a stabilising role in that region in respect of migration. It takes people in. It is arguable that it may need stronger support from the European Union to enable it to deal with the resources issue.

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