Seanad debates
Wednesday, 27 November 2002
Overseas Development Aid: Motion.
Senator Quinn referred to the trade and development agenda. I was privileged to represent the previous Government as a trade Minister at WTO level and I pursued a development agenda in trying to improve the developing world's access to world trade. This is an important issue and I am glad Members focused on it. The 48 poorest countries in the world are engaged in less than 0.25% of world trade. We cannot debate this issue without dealing with the question of trade and development. Senator Quinn was correct to raise the issue of CAP reform in this context because there is no doubt that, as a Government, we will have to bring our agricultural and development policies into line.
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