Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

I agree with the point made by the Deputy. However, we must be asked to participate in monitoring elections and once an invitation is received from the EU, the OSCE or the UN volunteers programme, we make a decision on how best to respond to the invitation. We try to do that as quickly as possible. I would like to include parliamentary representation where possible and to have a good gender balance among the observers who attend these elections. I will get back to the Deputy on those matters.

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