South African team at Golf World Cup
The Minister referred to his earlier statement, urging organisers to give weight to the Government’s opposition to apartheid when deciding whether to invite the South African team.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in accordance with Government policy on apartheid, he will take action to ensure that no South African team is allowed to participate in the Golf World Cup, due to be played in Waterville, County Kerry.
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Comment on this
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement about the invitation to a South African team to participate in the Golf World Cup competition in Waterville, County Kerry.
Comment on this
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle I will take Questions Nos. 38 and 39 together.
I would refer the Deputies to my reply to a question in the Dáil on 14 December last in the course of which I stated:
While in my view it is for those directly concerned in cultural and recreational activities to make their own decision in matters of this kind, I would urge organisations and individuals concerned in arriving at their decisions to give due weight to the statements of the present Government and of their predecessors deploring the policy of apartheid; in particular, I would hope that they would decline to participate in events which are of their nature organised on a discriminatory basis.