Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)

Is the Minister of State concerned that the five strongest economies in the European Union are camouflaging their figures and are not likely to reach their 2015 targets? They are doing this by including matters under the official development aid target that have nothing to do with development, such as education of refugees, providing information and so forth. This statement has been made by the International Federation of Human Rights Organisations in Europe. The Minister of State must be familiar with it.

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