John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

I apologise for not hearing the Taoiseach's original reply. The Taoiseach is aware that he was criticised for attending the UN conference on AIDS. Does he agree that much of this criticism was unwarranted? I was glad he attended and can confirm that his speech was well received at the UN, particularly by the African nations. I was sitting beside the delegation from Lesotho, which was very happy.

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