Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)

I welcome the Minister's response in regard to the UN Convention against Corruption. I encourage the Minister to move on to Committee Stage.

Does the Minister accept that corruption is a very serious issue both nationally and internationally? As we have seen in recent weeks, corruption causes major problems in our banking institutions but also, in other countries, it leads to bribery in the arms industry, as I mentioned earlier, which is a major issue that leads to deaths, conflicts and worse. This is not just a windy convention but a very important one.

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