21 Miss Harney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if any of his representatives have met with the National Security Advisor to President Clinton to discuss his efforts in relation to the deadlock in the peace process. [15379/95]

25 Mr. Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the meetings he had with President Clinton and members of his delegation during the President's recent visit to Ireland. [18312/95]

40 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the outcome of discussions held between the Government and President Clinton. [18340/95]

43 Mr. L. Fitzgerald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on his recent discussions with a senior White House official with regard to the recent deadlock in the peace process and the visit to Ireland by President Clinton. [14972/95]

53 Miss Harney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the importance of the role being played by the National Security Advisor to President Clinton in the efforts to overcome the obstacles to the commencement of all-party talks on Northern Ireland. [15378/95]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 21, 25, 40, 43 and 53 together.

In the course of my visit to the US in the last week of September, I and my officials had the opportunity of meeting President Clinton and both his National Security Advisor, Tony Lake, and Deputy National Security Advisor, Nancy Soderberg. Ms Soderberg was in Dublin in early October, when we had a further meeting. Mr. Lake and Ms Soderberg both accompanied President Clinton on his official visit to Ireland last Friday and I again had the opportunity to meet with both of them.

The main focus of my discussion with the President throughout his visit was the recent Anglo-Irish Communiqué and possible developments in the twin track process in the immediate future. I thanked the President for his constructive engagement and for enabling the appointment of Senator George Mitchell as chair of the Body on Decommissioning. I stressed the importance of maintaining momentum towards all-party talks, and also the value of the economic dimension of US involvement.