Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Reference was made to other countries in the past trying to churn out little Englanders, little Germans, French, Italians and so on. They all had an agenda in the past. One of the positive things about Ireland's aid is that we have no hidden agenda. Mr. Cotter said our aid is untied. My argument is that it should not be untied in the sense that we want to see these countries emerging with the elimination of poverty, clean water and so on. However, we also want to have inclusive and more equitable societies and so on. If we are ticking boxes in any way in respect of what we are trying to do in these countries, these are the things we should aspire to.