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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Emergency Alliance: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: ...and-answer session with members of the committee. I ask members to be concise in their questions to allow all members the opportunity to participate. I remind both witnesses and members of the long-standing parliamentary practice that we should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make them identifiable or otherwise engage in speech...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Emergency Alliance: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

...make our presentation. So, who are we? The Irish Emergency Alliance, IEA, is a joint appeals mechanism in which Irish humanitarian organisations consolidate their fundraising efforts for greater long-term efficiency and impact. The purpose of our presentation today is to outline how our joint appeal mechanism works and why it is a structure which should be supported by the Government....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Emergency Alliance: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

...match funding, that would change their minds and they would be much more supportive of joining the alliance. Initially there are some expenses for the agency in joining, but in the round and the long term it is really worth it and everybody raises more funds. As Mr. Casey said, this is a national appeal. Everybody is working together, with the support of the Irish Government which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Emergency Alliance: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: ...as the International Red Cross. I am wondering where the alliance actually fits in the structure. We said at the outset that reference to the alliance was made in the 2011 programme for Government, which is a long time ago. In fact, most of us were here at that time to see the implementation of that programme for Government, but what happened? Why did it not happen? Why was it not in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Emergency Alliance: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

...body for development and humanitarian organisations in Ireland. Dóchas has a membership of approximately 55 organisations, ranging from very small organisations which do small project-based and long-term development work to the larger organisations which do development and humanitarian work. It broadly represents the sector with its different stakeholders, the Government in...