I agree with the Development Assistance Committee recommendation that Ireland should now plan how it will manage and implement a €1 billion programme. This is what the figure will be if, as I hope, our ODA will be 0.7% of GDP by 2007. Further recommendations of the committee include focusing on the least developed countries, especially those in eastern Africa where our aid is concentrated; supporting selected multilateral agencies; continuing to respond to the HIV-AIDS crisis, which the Minister of State will focus on during the Presidency; and promoting Ireland's forward looking debt strategy. The committee also recommended that Ireland should reintroduce a multi-annual agreement on ODA allocations and further increase Development Cooperation Ireland's staff. The Minister of State should also note the recommendation that there should be more opportunities for a strong development focus in career patterns in the Department of Foreign Affairs, specifically in terms of ODA. He may have some comments on that area.