Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

Much as we would like it to be the case, it is not quite true to say that there is no support for these groupings. I read about the research done by a Liverpool academic who presented it to Queens University Belfast recently which indicates that, regrettably, there appears to be more support among the Nationalist community for them than we would have thought.

In terms of the identity and flags of convenience being used by these groups, do I understand that other than the Real IRA and the Continuity IRA as we have known them, the most deadly group at the moment is flying under the flag of Óglaigh na hÉireann which is essentially a collection of former Provo activists? Is the Minister concerned that such information is correct? Is there information relating to the threat in Britain from the same groups?

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