Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

The Taoiseach is reported to have been involved in discussions about UN reform. Did he offer support for India's membership of the Security Council? Did the matter arise at all?

The trade and economic implications of the visit certainly seem to have been successful. What value will derive to this State in tangible terms as a result of the visit? What response does the Taoiseach have to the ICTU's position about outsourcing and the vulnerability of our call centres and so on? India has made extraordinary progress in recent years in the IT sector. Does the Taoiseach see that as a real fear here? Are there measures we can take to combat that within a global trade environment?

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