Finance Minister’s Response to Border Proposals

Summary

Deputy Leonard criticized the Finance Minister’s response to proposals made to NERDO and asked for a more sympathetic approach; the Foreign Affairs Minister defended his colleague’s concern for the affected counties.

James Leonard Mr. J. Leonard Fianna Fáil

Is the Minister aware that there is serious disquiet at the response of the Minister for Finance to our request for a meeting——

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Thomas J. Fitzpatrick An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

That has nothing to do with this Minister.

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James Leonard Mr. J. Leonard Fianna Fáil

The Minister said that he did not have enough information regarding our area and he threw cold water on the proposals which we had made to NERDO. Would the Minister for Foreign Affairs take a more sympathetic view in this regard?

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Peter Barry Mr. P. Barry Fine Gael

The implication in Deputy Leonard's question is that the Minister for Finance was unsympathetic and had no feeling for the people of Cavan, Louth, Monaghan, Donegal and Sligo but I know that the reverse is true.

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