Mr. Louis Maguire:

As regards Deputy O'Sullivan's last question, they feel we have gone through the same thing as them, in that we did not get our freedom for many years and they were subjected to similar regimes. They think they have a lot in common with us. If one goes back in history, 800 years ago some of the pirates from north Africa and the Arab world sailed up the Bay of Biscay to loot in England and Ireland. When they got to Ireland they were so impressed that they got rid of their boats and settled down in the west of Ireland.