Ann Ormonde (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the fact there will be a debate tomorrow night on the assault by the Israeli military on an aid convoy on its way to Gaza. There is no doubt about it — it was an act of war. It will be interesting, therefore, to have that debate tomorrow.

Will the Leader ask the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Peter Power, to come to the House before we break up for the summer to outline the up-to-date position on the moneys allocated to developing countries and how such moneys are spent or misspent? I refer to countries in which human rights are not respected, there is no freedom of speech and torture is widely used. Should we pump money into countries in which human rights are not respected? A debate on the issue is necessary. I refer, in particular, to reports I have read on the position in Uganda in which torture is widely used and there seems to be no relationship between governance and the agencies working with Irish Aid. It is very important that we debate the issue.