Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

Will the Minister explain the reason he leaked material from an official file to a newspaper and the basis for his claims that in so doing, he was protecting the security of the State? Will he confirm whether, in so protecting the security of the State, the telephone of Mr. Frank Connolly was tapped or the telephone of any other person associated with Mr. Frank Connolly? Will the Minister inform the House whether he leaked, gave or made available any other official documents on other occasions to the same member of the media or any other media?

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