An Aer Lingus flight is today flying from Dublin to La Romana airport in the Dominican Republic with aid supplies for Haiti earthquake survivors.
The A330 aircraft is delivering more than 25 tonnes of emergency medical equipment and food to earthquake survivors on the island in conjunction with Irish aid agency Goal, which will then transport the relief into Haiti from the Dominican Republic.
The flight is also carrying 15 doctors and volunteers, who will travel to Haiti to assist relief efforts following the recent devastating earthquake.
The aircraft left Dublin airport at lunchtime today and will arrive in the Dominican Republic at 7pm local time today.
It will be on the ground for two hours to unload before returning to Dublin via Orlando.
Supplies of blankets, plastic sheeting for temporary shelter, water tanks, tents, mattresses and kitchen sets are being distributed by Goal to thousands of families displaced by the earthquake.
Goal today said a number of decisions made by the international community over the past 24 hours should be "extremely significant" to the success of the relief effort.
The agency said these decisions included the move by the US government to boost its troop presence, the proposal by the IMF president to create a "Marshall Plan" for Haiti, the announcement by Bill Clinton of a a food-for-work programme in Port-au-Prince, and the Haitian government's intention to relocate 400,000 inhabitants of Port-au-Prince to the countryside.