Seamus Brennan
Ceist:102 Mr. S. Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to an appeal by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland on behalf of the Presbyterian Church in Sudan seeking Government recognition of the desperate need for peace to be established in Sudan and to press for peace initiatives which would bring an end to the 13 year civil war; whether there is an aid programme available to help relieve the suffering of thousands of people, mainly women and children, who are without the basic necessities of life in the displaced persons camps in northern Sudan; the efforts, if any, made by him to bring the matter to the attention of the EU and the UN, particularly in the context of Ireland's Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22154/96]