Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

——and ask him to review his support for this institution because of the involvement of Mr. Connolly in the trip which was the prequel to the Colombia three and part of the same pattern of events. It was my intention in going to America earlier this year to see Mr. Feeney there but unfortunately he was not there. Eventually he saw both the Taoiseach and me in Dublin and I intimated all of these and other matters to him at that meeting.

I echo what the Taoiseach said today about national security. In the summer of this year people called for this House to be reconvened. People said that the interests of Ireland, its reputation and so on were massively compromised by the activities of the Colombia three and their presence on this island.

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