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‹ Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Overseas Development Aid. OECD Development Committee Participation
Summary
Birmingham challenged the Minister over Ireland’s standing and continued participation in the OECD development committee. Calleary defended the Government’s record by pointing to earlier reductions in aid estimates.
It is the Government's intention to withdraw from the development committee of the OECD since it would be quite impossible for us to hold our heads high? At the very least will he assure us that he will not have the temerity to turn up at the next Ministerial meeting of the committee and do us all a favour by resigning before then, given his failure to defend the development aid programme?
