Ms Mary Barrett:

Yes, there will be reviews. If the five yearly review does not suffice, there is a specific provision in the west Africa agreement that it can be reviewed as issues arise.

Deputy Eric Byrne asked about Nigeria. The position with Nigeria is that there were elections earlier this year but there has been a big gap between the elections and the appointment of the cabinet. The cabinet was appointed last week. In light of the very positive World Bank study last year, which showed the benefits of the EPA, we are very hopeful that Nigeria will be ready to sign now that it has a new cabinet in place. The committee has received good feedback from the Nigerian ambassador in that regard.