Seanad debates
Wednesday, 27 November 2002
Overseas Development Aid: Motion.
We all know the Minister for Finance does not believe in ODA. We know this because of the heroics the previous Progressive Democrat Minister of State with responsibility for overseas development co-operation had to perform in order to prevent him from savaging that budget. The Progressive Democrats occasionally have a civilising influence on Fianna Fáil. That was one of those occasions when they repelled the natural instincts of the Minister for Finance to cut every budget related to tackling poverty. He did that in regard to social welfare, he will do it now and at every chance he gets. I congratulate the Progressive Democrats on that achievement.
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