Ann Ormonde (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the ambassador and thank him for an informed address. He considered the matters of EU membership, enlargement, and the relationship between the EU and the US. I was interested in his vision for 2020. I intend to read his script again as it provided much to consider in respect of the statistics provided on world population. In 2020, only eight of every 100 people in the world will be European citizens, with 56 being Asian and 30 being African. This will have a major impact on the future of energy and global thinking. Does Mr. Bruton envisage the swing to the Democrats in the US mid-term elections having any implications for the relationship between the European Union and the United States?

Are the European Union and the United States at odds on foreign policy in respect of Iraq and the Lebanon?