Overseas aid

I've heard that we're giving away in the region of € 700 million in overseas aid annually. Very commendable... Except we're bankrupt, we're receiving aid from Europe and the IMF, we're cutting back services for carers. We really can't afford this. On top of that, apparently, the aid we give is in the form of cash that goes straight to the government coffers of  the receiving country, governments that are sometimes corrupt (the president of Malawi just spent 12 million on a private jet!). My opinion is that we should revise where we send that money, and if we're going to spend it, at least have full control on what is done with it - send Irish plumbers and carpenters to build houses and hospitals in Africa maybe? Otherwise, I would rather that money is spent to help people who need it in Ireland.