Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 49: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department will be opening new diplomatic or consular ties with any state over the coming 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26888/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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There are no plans to change the status of our representation in Lesotho. Ireland has maintained a resident mission in Lesotho since an aid office was opened there in 1974 and is currently represented by a consul general based in the capital, Maseru. The consulate general oversees and manages the implementation of our aid programme in Lesotho and does so in a satisfactory and effective manner.