A report shows Ireland provided over €85m in humanitarian assistance around the world last year.
The annual report of Irish Aid outlines how 269 tonnes of essential humanitarian supplies like blankets and tents were distributed.
Last year, the government provided over €614m in official development assistance, which represented 0.39% of GNP.
Some 42% of this was specifically earmarked for sub Saharan Africa, while almost €18m was provided in Sierra Leone and Liberia for the Ebola crisis.
In 2014, Irish Aid met government targets of directing 20% of its budget towards actions in the fight against hunger. The State is currently the 11th highest donor of the OECD countries.
Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan told Newstalk Lunchtime it is in our interest to help the less fortunate.
Ireland will also attend a major summit at the United Nations in New York at the end of September.
A new agenda for global development is set to be agreed here, with the objective of ending extreme poverty and hunger in the world by 2030.
Minister for Development, Sean Sherlock, told Newstalk Breakfast that prioritising the spend on helping people is justified.
