Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Even the names of most of these files are not given because that would be too much information. Not many files are withheld every year — between five and nine files each year in recent times — and most relate to people in Northern Ireland who wrote to the Taoiseach of the day with information. While the files come under the category of public interest information obtained in confidence, distress or danger, they all relate to the security situation.

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