Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply to a subject in which we are all interested. Many Deputies, particularly in the Dublin region, know people who are serving in that force. There are certainly people from my constituency serving with it. Earlier today, those of us who listened to "Morning Ireland" will have heard the interview with the Muslim extremist. We all saw the "Newsnight" programme the other night also. In light of the threat from that cleric, who I understand is from Lebanon, what risk analysis has been carried out with regard to the involvement of our troops in Lebanon, particularly before they left? Does the Minister have any intelligence concerning the current level of threat to Irish personnel there? I understand the Minister will be going to Lebanon soon so perhaps he might mention me if he meets anyone there from my constituency. What action will the Minister take to raise those threats that have been made on the airwaves, including RTE, at the highest levels of the Lebanese Government? I heard that broadcast this morning——

See this speech in context