Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the bilateral arrangement on adoptions between Ireland and Vietnam, due to end in April 2009, will be renewed. [45028/08]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I advised Deputies on the 18th of November and 3rd December last that officials from my Office and the Adoption Board travelled to Vietnam in the previous week to commence discussions on the negotiation of a new bilateral agreement with Vietnam in light of the expiration of the current agreement in May 2009. A report on the visit has been completed and is currently under consideration. I will be discussing any next steps with my colleague the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the first instance.