Did the Taoiseach in his discussions with political leaders raise issues of concern to the Irish people such as nuclear disarmament? Did he impress on the American Government the importance the Irish people attach to our neutrality and did the Taoiseach express the views of the Irish people in relation to American interference in the democratically elected Government of Nicaragua.

The Deputy will appreciate that on a short visit it was not possible to explore all the matters one might wish to explore. I wished to concentrate on the three issues I have mentioned. However, we availed of the opportunity to indicate that we attach great importance to the discussions on multilateral nuclear disarmament and that we have a clear interest in their success. With regard to the other matters the Deputy mentioned, they would have arisen from time to time in the course of casual conversations with leaders on Capitol Hill.