Seanad debates

Wednesday, 27 November 2002

Overseas Development Aid: Motion.

 

I know the Minister of State's heart is in the right place and he has experience of visiting and understanding the situation. It will not be easy to do but it will be a victory for our own well-being. We could stand up and say to Europe and to the rest of the world that we are an agricultural country, we value the rural way of life and we should not demean the work of those many millions of people in the developing world who would be so much better off if they could earn their keep rather than just accept our charity.

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