Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I do not have any detail on that. I will ask the Department of Foreign Affairs to let the Deputy know the position.

On the issue in regard to bilateral arrangements, I do not believe there is any political prospect of bilateral arrangements being agreed between countries on immigration reform. As the Deputy is aware, there are various caucuses in regard to various groups which would insist that this matter can only be dealt with in a comprehensive fashion, dealing with everyone's problems rather than any specific sector of the émigré community being dealt with exceptionally.

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