Seanad debates
Tuesday, 4 November 2003
Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: Statements.
I am glad the Minister of State said that our financial contribution to Iraq will not be deducted from our contribution to sub-Saharan Africa. He is right to point out how dire the situation is there. I am also glad that we are to spend most of it through UN and international relief agencies and non-governmental organisations. Good as the IMF, the World Bank and the international reconstruction fund facility are, I heard a suggestion from the US that some money should be spent on PR, so that the situation would look better. I would not like to think that any Irish euro was spent on PR to make the situation look better. The Minister of State is right to concentrate on this aspect.
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