ODA and SSIA
Instead of over-heating the economy in 2006 when the SSIAs begin to pay out, maybe the government would consider upping our ODA contribution. Also, maybe they could set up a scheme for folks to donate say, 20% of the 20% they got from the exchequer towards development co-operation.The graph at www.dochas.ie shows how little progress this government has made. I hate to be party political, but we usually see better progress in coalitions in which Labour is a member. But all parties should budget in the long term to take this out of the annual budget estimates horse trading.
FF may argue that they have increased the size of the cake, but the whole point is that it is a percentage target we have committed ourselves to -way back in 1972.
We drink more and more wine and pollute the planet with our SUVs, while africans lead short and desperate lives. Where is that Inchydoney spirit Bertie, where is the social-democratic wing of Fianna fáil. Look at Sweden who surpassed their committment years ago, and due to austerity measures had to reduce to a level of 0.7% GNP.
Not forgetting trade and debt. See Bono's recent speech and other info at http://www.data.org/.
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