Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

It was reported last year that up to six Islamic terrorist cells were operating in Ireland in 2003. I raised this matter previously with the Taoiseach and he said that some people were being observed. Does the evidence available to the Government indicate that these Islamic terrorist cells are still based in Ireland or that personnel associated with them are still based here? What is the latest information available to the Government and is the Taoiseach happy that if these individuals are here, their activities are not illegal? Is the Taoiseach satisfied that, if such individuals were involved in planning terrorist activities, the matter has been addressed?

Last year potentially major terrorist attacks on transatlantic flights between the United States and Britain were foiled and this has implications for Ireland and Irish people who travel abroad. The Taoiseach said previously that the recommendations of the Emergency Planning Society would be costly to implement. Has the Taoiseach arranged to implement some of these measures, if not all of them, to help keep an eye on things here?

There were two major emergencies recently on motorways in County Kildare that were tragic and also caused massive inconvenience to hundreds of thousands of people. Have the outcomes of these emergencies been evaluated and emergency plans adapted accordingly to help deal with any unfortunate future incidents?

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