John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

It may be in my constituency or may be just across the way. Can the Minister of State confirm that the ship was deployed as part of the British task force that supported the US invasion of Iraq, carrying 300 royal marines and 400 aircrew during Operation Telic? The Minister of State has spoken about the citizen. I wonder how many Irish citizens know about the arrival of this British warship in our waters. While the Minister of State talks about empowering the citizen and giving information, the citizen is not part of the equation.

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