Over the past few weeks I had a number of informal contacts with international organisations and NGOs to discuss contingency planning in respect of Iraq. Our Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York and Geneva are in close contact with the Office for the Co-ordination for Humanitarian Affairs and other relevant humanitarian agencies about their plans. I invited key NGO partners in Ireland to meet me next Tuesday to discuss the unfolding situation and the likely scenario for Ireland's humanitarian response to this crisis.