The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade has announced further funding in response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Charlie Flanagan has pledged a 220-thousand euro fund, to the NGO Plan, to support families in Sierra Leone that have been quarantined as a result of the deadly virus.
The funding announced today is in addition to more than 4 million euro of Irish Government money being released this week to strengthen health services and tackle Ebola by providing food packages, fuel and other vital supplies.
