Should Ireland increase or decrease foreign aid spending?
In 2013 Ireland gave €628 million in overseas aid. The government states that the aim of Ireland's aid programme is to reduce poverty and hunger, particularly in sub- Saharan Africa. It supports long term development and provides humanitarian assistance in over eighty of the world's poorest countries.
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Response rates from 10.4k Leinster voters.
40% Increase |
38% Decrease |
32% Increase |
30% Decrease |
8% Increase, but only for countries that have no human rights violations |
4% Decrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit |
2% Decrease, and deny aid to countries that harbour or promote terrorism |
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1% Decrease, and we should not give foreign aid to any countries |
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Unique answers from Leinster voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Aid spending as it is currently organised is deep flawed, but more should be done to aid impoverished nations and those suffering from genocide and humanitarian crises (Palestine, Sudan, Congo, etc)
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Increase, but rework foreign aid to invest directly in the construction of infrastructure and jobs overseas rather than handing money to foreign governments or individuals.
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I am ok with current spending, but aid shouldn't be given to countries that have broken international law
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Decrease to those countries that promote terrorism and violate human rights but increase to those countries struggling in poverty, health and water.
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Decrease, foreign aid should be used for long-term programs which benefit the individuals and not the government.
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We should provide aid to peoples movements in other countries that are committed to the empowerment of the working class.
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It should remain the same, but that money should be focused on only being given to schemes that are beneficial long term and not short term solutions with later negative results. Eg. Giving money to schemes that provide food to areas but employing people from that area to grow, make and handout that food, instead of buying cheap grain elsewhere and sending it to them.
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Decrease until homeless crisis decreases, but we shoukd increase once we have a balance
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