Foreign Aid Debate.
It’s that time of year when Charity collectors vie with Christmas shoppers ....for standing space on our city side walks. Whatever about the amounts our shoppers are spending...our overseas aid budget continues to stay close to Celtic Tiger levels. We sent €636m overseas last year in development assistance, but can we afford this generosity in this time of austerity. The findings that Irish funds was miss- appropriated by officials of the Ugandan Government has also posed the question.....should we be funding Governments where good governance is not guaranteed? Well to have a discussion on aid, Pat was joined in studio ...
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