Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)

In his discussions with members of the US Administration at the EU summit and in Washington, did the Taoiseach call for a timetable for the withdrawal of American and other occupying troops from Iraq? Did the Taoiseach receive thanks for allowing Shannon Airport to be used as a staging post for war? What is the difference between the status of Shannon Airport now and the treaty ports, which his predecessor, Mr. Eamon de Valera, had returned from the British so that they could not be used at a time of war?

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