Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

I do not dispute that for a moment and accept the Deputy's point. Monitoring is carried out through its delegation in Bogota and this is the reason I was disturbed by the Deputy's initial comment. In addition, it must be noted that the European Union has engaged actively both with the Colombian authorities and with the United Nations Human Rights Council on the issue. I will pass on the Deputy's comment on that deficiency and will revert to him on the issue of whether it is a mixed agreement. I do not believe it is of that nature.

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