Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

I agree 100% with that point. The other point I would make is that when one is ratifying a convention, it should be done properly. Any country that is ratifying should make sure it is dotting its i's and crossing its t's, and that there is an exhaustive examination of what the convention entails and its application to various legislative requirements, to ensure one is actually ratifying it sincerely as opposed to just declaring oneself to be ratifying something. This is the approach we have taken. It has taken a bit longer than I would have liked but we are getting to the end position. It will be an effective and important additional legislative measure to combat corruption, particularly in the international context, as the Deputy has outlined.

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