Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance if a copy of the bilateral agreement signed with Denmark, which is available from the Danish Parliament in Danish, can be made available here. [20827/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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It is my understanding, following information received from our colleagues in the Danish Finance Ministry, that there is no Danish language version of the bilateral loan agreement with Denmark and that the loan agreement has not been published. The agreement was signed in English. I understand that Denmark's Standard Parliamentary Committee procedures were followed in this case and that the designated Parliamentary Committee obtained at the relevant time a short written briefing in respect of the loan agreement with Ireland. This note is similar to the press statement provided at the time by my Department, and which is available on the Department's website http://www.finance.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=7196 However, I do propose to lay the Danish bilateral loan agreement before the Houses as has already been done for the draft Swedish loan agreement.