Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. I thank the Deputy for her commendation of the officials in my Department, who have done a great deal of work. As she probably knows, painstaking work is required to get these things over the line. I will convey her remarks to my officials. It is clear that abuses have developed in this area. The NGOs have been extremely exercised about it, and rightly so. The directive creates a charter for transparency. I understand that similar provisions are included in the Dodd-Frank legislation in the US. We are beginning to see a commitment on a broad global basis to having more transparency in this area. I hope that reduces the sorts of abuse mentioned by the Deputy.

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