Letter to Liz O Donnell on Development aid

Dear Liz

As a voter in Dublin South, I have admired your record on development
co-operation. The other night I watched Zambian children dying for lack of
basic health facilities in Zambia, one of our development partner countries.
You say the failure to meet the promised target is "indefensible", but have
you voted against the government in the budget vote?, the estimates, or any
motions to do with Development Assistance?
Have you influenced the PDs to make it an issue in cabinet?
You are a TD in a government party. If you cannot exert influence, if can't
use your power in this instance, when lives are at stake, then your
statements in the oireachtas are little more than hot air.

Please do more. I know you appreciate that this is a moral issue that
transcends party political interests. I will be mobilising my nephews,
nieces and all their friends on this issue in the next general election. You
may have seen my letter on the Commission for Africa report in the Irish
Times ( June 9 2005 ). This issue will not be going away.

Please do more than express disappointment to the Dail.
Use your position to take a stand.

It will stand to you.

Kind regards

Daniel Dunne

Deputy O Donnell has requested that her reply to the above letter not be published:

Dear Daniel,

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Kind regards,

Liz O'Donnell, T.D.

posted by Daniel @ Thursday, June 30, 2005