Ireland set to spend €1.5bn a year on aid

IRELAND will be spending €1.5 billion a year on overseas aid by 2012, the Government said yesterday.

Ireland set to spend €1.5bn a year on aid
Tue, 19 Sep, 2006 - 01:00
Senan Hogan

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern launched the first-ever white paper on Irish aid which sets out an ambitious blueprint for the future.

Mr Ahern said the aid programme represents what it means to be Irish in the 21st century.

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