Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

Ireland was rated quite highly overall with regard to the treatment of children. Child benefit has been increased fivefold in the past ten years from €30, where it was left by Proinsias De Rossa who had raised it somewhat, to about €150 today.

I am not disposed to accept as part of the European Parliament motion, Proinsias De Rossa's criticisms of Ireland on the subject of rendition. Mr. De Rossa had no problem with the human rights record of the communist bloc or North Korea.