Seanad debates
Wednesday, 26 November 2003
Overseas Development Aid: Motion.
I fully endorse what the Minister of State said about visiting Africa and seeing the situation at first hand. No amount of literature, videos or film can accurately portray the current problems in Africa. When I took up office, people involved in the aid programme suggested that I should visit these areas. I was not too convinced at the beginning but after visiting the area I recognised that one must see the problems on the ground to understand fully the issues.
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