Govt has no plans to increase tsunami aid

The Irish Government has no plans to follow the British Government and match public donations for the Asian tsunami disaster with Exchequer funding, it emerged tonight.

Govt has no plans to increase tsunami aid
Wed, 02 Feb, 2005 - 17:51

The Irish Government has no plans to follow the British Government and match public donations for the Asian tsunami disaster with Exchequer funding, it emerged tonight.

Foreign Affairs minister Dermot Ahern told the Dáil that the official Cabinet pledge of €20m was not capped but he had no immediate plans to increase that amount.

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