John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)

For the purposes of clarification, because Deputy Kenny also referred to the matter as did Deputy Gilmore, as the Taoiseach pointed out, the motion was sent to the House of Commons by the Houses of the Oireachtas. The reply from the House of Commons stated that it was a matter for the Government of the United Kingdom.

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