asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps taken by the Government in accordance with its undertaking at the UN to give priority to the preparation and distribution of printed and audio-visual material relating to the dangers represented by the armament race and relating to disarmament efforts.

The recommendation to which I presume the Deputy is referring, is contained in Paragraph 100 of the Final Document of the United Nations Special Session on Disarmament in 1978.

In reply to a question on 25 March, to which I would refer the Deputy, I said that the Secretary General had prepared a model programme to assist Governments in developing their local programmes for Disarmament Week which begin each year on 24 October and is devoted to fostering the objectives of disarmament. The Secretary General's report was submitted to the 1979 session of the General Assembly which concluded last December. It is at present being studied in my Department.

However, I should add that disarmament documents published by the United Nations are made available by my Department and indeed those relating to last year's session of the General Assembly have been sent to individuals and representatives of groups who requested them. It has been our practice also to publish important statements made by Irish representatives at the United Nations and at other arms control and disarmament conferences.

There were a number of specific proposals in the final agreement but what about the proposal for a debate in each national parliament on the subject of disarmament? Have the Government any intention of carrying out that undertaking?

I understand that arrangements have been made for a foreign affairs debate to take place shortly and I shall be devoting much of my speech then to disarmament. While the Deputy and I may differ in that I prefer the more practical step-by-step approach while he is reaching for the stars, we agree basically in this matter. As a small country we are in a position to take a lead.

There is an organisation who are known as the CND who are campaigning for nuclear disarmament.

They are attempting to go to the schools and educate children in this very important matter. Would the Department consider making available to this organisation facilities such as slides, leaflets and so on to help them in their talks or, alternatively, of helping them financially to carry out this very fine work?

I intend to contact the organisation in question with a view to discussing with them something on the lines suggested by the Deputy.

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