Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The Taoiseach's reply is very helpful. There was a desire for an all-party motion on this. As I said, the draft submitted by Deputy Costello seeks to have the Ceann Comhairle convey to the speaker of the British House of Commons the content of the motion and what is required following it and directs the Taoiseach to pursue the matter in certain ways with the British Government. That would be very helpful.

May I ask about the Supreme Court appeal of the High Court order to produce the documents? I appreciate that ordering the business of the Supreme Court is a matter for itself. However the appellant, in this case the Taoiseach, has some control over the speed with which the matter is progressed. Would the Taoiseach pursue that and see if the Supreme Court can deal with it sooner rather than later?

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