I share Trocaire's concern that Ireland is supporting the UK-Spanish proposals to link EU development aid and co-operation with recipient countries' performance in enforcing measures around migration. As Trocaire pointed out, this is totally contrary to Ireland Aid's principles of promoting human rights and issuing tied aid. The Government, therefore, needs to restate immediately its commitment to these principles and to the Refugee Convention of 1951. Again I call on the Government to give a clear and unequivocal commitment this evening to a year by year, staged and staggered timetable – a definite time frame within which to achieve the 0.7% by 2007.