Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy has raised a fair point. I will take the matter up with the Department of Foreign Affairs to ensure that we are letting the UN know that we want it to be involved in this area. It is not a question of coming up with a deal that does not have the necessary transparency we would like to see, so that in signing up to something these developing countries would know exactly what they will get, and that it was additional rather than a replacement or less than what is being suggested. There are detailed aspects to these negotiations, which are dealt with at a technical level and need to be cleared. I do not have the details with me but I note what the Deputy has said. I will take the matter up with the Minister and ask him to revert to the Deputy.

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