Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. He is correct that these dissident republican groupings do not enjoy any significant level of support. As he stated, only a small number of people are involved. However, we have been here before. At earlier stages of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, it was from just such a point that difficulties began to emerge. There have been indications that certain groups, particularly the Real IRA, have been recruiting aggressively and, according to reports, quite successfully in the North and the South. What is the level of the Taoiseach's knowledge in respect of this matter? What steps are being taken to tackle the problem?

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