Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)

The White Paper on Overseas Development Aid committed the Government to ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption. No. 15 on the list of proposed legislation, the prevention of corruption (amendment) Bill, is different legislation altogether. It seriously limits the scope of the UN convention — it is confined to the bribery of public officials abroad — particularly in view of the fact that the alliance of non-governmental organisations, NGOs, is launching a new campaign to have the United Nations Convention against Corruption ratified.

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