— gur páirtí í Éire i roinnt coinbhinsiún idir-rialtasach lena leagtar amach caighdeáin idirnáisúnta sa chomhrac in aghaidh na breabaireachta agus an éillithe;
— THAT IRELAND IS A PARTY TO A NUMBER OF INTER-GOVERNMENTAL CONVENTIONS WHICH SET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION;
— go bhfuil Éire faoi mheastóireacht leanúnach sheachtrach maidir le héifeachtacht a cuid bearta frithéillithe faoi líon sásraí meastóireachta idirnáisiúnta lena n-áirítear an Grúpa Stát In Aghaidh an Éillithe (GRECO) de chuid Chomhairle na hEorpa, Gasra Oibre na hEagraíochta um Chomhar Eacnamaíochta agus Forbartha um Breabaireacht in Idirbhearta Gnó Idirnáisiúnta, an Gasra Athbhreithnithe ar Chur i nGníomh de chuid Choinbhinsiún na Náisiún Aontaithe in aghaidh an Éillithe agus Tuarascáil Frithéillithe an Aontais Eorpaigh;
— THAT IRELAND IS SUBJECT TO ONGOING EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES UNDER A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL EVALUATION MECHANISMS INCLUDING THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE’S GROUP OF STATES AGAINST CORRUPTION (GRECO), THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) WORKING GROUP ON BRIBERY IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, THE IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW GROUP OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION AND THE EUROPEAN UNION ANTI-CORRUPTION REPORT;