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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - US Visit.

Libyan support for the Provisional IRA

Summary

Barry urged the Taoiseach to raise Ireland’s abhorrence of Libyan arms and support for the Provisional IRA during US discussions. The Taoiseach declined to detail forthcoming discussions but said he would bear Barry’s comments in mind.

Is it without foundation because the Government do not have proposals or because the Taoiseach does not intend discussing them? It is not apparent to any other Member of this House that the Government have proposals in relation to Northern Ireland. May I ask the Taoiseach if he has seen reports that the Libyan government intend, under the new administration in the US, to try to repair relationships between those two countries and, if that is so, can I ask him, through these new found relationships, to impress on the US administration the abhorrence we feel at the Libyan support for the Provisional IRA and to ask the US administration to end——

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Seán Treacy An Ceann Comhairle Independent

We are having a widening of this question now.

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I was saying what the Taoiseach should discuss and I think it follows on from his original reply.

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I think the Deputy knows that it is not the practice nor is it desirable to go into forthcoming discussions of this nature in any sort of detail or depth.

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Can I ask the Taoiseach to bear in mind what I have said about the abhorrence we in this country feel at the importation of arms and the support the Libyan government give to the Provisional IRA?

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Seán Treacy An Ceann Comhairle Independent

We are having repetition.

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I will bear in mind anything the Deputy says.

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