Sale of Namibia’s public resources
Higgins challenged the phrase “SWAPO intrusion” and pressed the Taoiseach on practical action over the sale of Namibia’s resources; the Taoiseach said he had addressed the issue.
I will assist the Chair. I should like to ask the Taoiseach to reconsider his usage, in answering the question, of the phrase, the SWAPO intrusion. I would advise caution in regard to the use of that. One section of the press is using that term and in my view it is being used out of context. I should like to ask the Taoiseach the precise reply he is giving to Question No. 23 which was included in the list of questions he has answered. That question referred to the selling off of the resources of the people of Namibia in advance of its independence. What practical steps is the Taoiseach taking to object at the denial of visas to the international community and the international organisations who have been invited to look at the registration process for the elections by the South African authorities? I am referring to the international lawyers group, the respectable international organisations and members of parliament who are being denied visas to travel to Namibia to observe the crucial registration process. Is this not a matter for objection by the Irish?
