Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Meeting with British Prime Minister. British parties contesting Northern Ireland seats
Summary
Harte asked whether British parties would contest the 17 Northern Ireland seats and why they had previously ignored the seats; the Taoiseach said he could not speak for those parties.
Bearing in mind that the Labour, Conservative or Liberal Parties have not put forward candidates for the 12 imperial seats in Northern Ireland, would the Taoiseach not ask the British Prime Minister whether it is his intention or the intention of the other two parties in Westminster to contest any of the 17 seats? Would he further ask the British Prime Minister if there is another democracy in the world where a block of seats such as this in Northern Ireland is ignored by all political parties in Britain? Does it not seem very strange?
