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Other countries may be getting value for our money, but are we? Giving almost a billion a year away while we have to borrow to keep our own country running, seems to me to make little sense.
Other countries may be getting value for our money, but are we? Giving almost a billion a year away while we have to borrow to keep our own country running, seems to me to make little sense.
Well, it depends on what you mean by "value for our money".
If you mean knowing that Irish money is actually going to help people in humanitarian crises, then yes, it is reasonably good value. Irish aid agencies (which receive much of Irish Aid's cash) are considered effective and generally have pretty low overheads.
If you're talking about the budget for overseas development, well, it depends. The Irish government uses development aid to get a foot in the door in many developing countries.
Development aid will sometimes be spent in emerging economies, Vietnam, for example, countries which clearly don't need our support, but this gives us an opportuity to set up shop, meet government officials, mingle with philanthropists and promote trade with Ireland. Where this strategy works, it is good value for money. Irish exports to Vietnam (a receipient of Irish development aid), have increased quite significantly over the past number of years.
yeah im sure the money is going to "libraries" and "facilities"
What does the Irish President spend their time doing. Work in progress
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