Dáil
‹ Leaders’ Questions. Iraq abuses and President Bush’s visit
Summary
Rabbitte called for the Taoiseach to make a clear statement on violations of humanitarian law in Iraq and raise them during President Bush’s visit; the Chair reminded him that Leaders’ Questions permits only one issue.
We will come back again to the Iraq question. Answering questions at a press conference is not the same as making a clear statement on the issue. The only statement I read from the Taoiseach stated that he would consider it "a disgrace" if the Opposition were to raise this matter during the Bush visit.
Comment on this
I would have thought that the least we could expect would be that the Taoiseach would raise the issue on behalf of all of us when President Bush comes to visit.