Noel Treacy (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

My mind is never closed on any situation. We are totally open to ensuring that not alone are the laws of this land adhered to, by all people traversing and transiting our country, but also that international law is taken into account and fully implemented, as is our obligation as members of the European Union, the United Nations, and the IKO convention on aviation transiting our area. We are fully committed to all of those situations and these laws and regulations are in place to deal at any time with suspected criminal activity. We have absolute assurances that this is the position. Extraordinary rendition is not taking place. We accept those assurances until we have evidence to suggest otherwise. There is no other evidence and under no circumstances has there been any extraordinary rendition of prisoners through Ireland at any time. That is the de facto position.

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