Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I believe I saw the Deputy in the GPO at one of those peaceful protests during the past week. There is no subtext or conspiracy theory such as the Deputy has put forward. The Government is perfectly entitled to foster strengthened relationships between ourselves and the British Government and between the two countries, as we do with the American people and the American Government and as we continue to do with our colleagues in Europe. There is no strategic or axis shift of the kind which the Deputy has put forward. The British Treasury has been supportive in general of Ireland's position. There was no discussion about the interest rate on the bilateral loan extended from Britain. Perhaps the Deputy did not hear that clearly. There was no discussion about that nor was it intended that there should be.

On the question of dealing with the IMF and the EU and such matters, Ireland has always been central to the European process and we continue to be central to the European process. We continue to make our case for the expansion of European trade within the context of the Single Market and its potential. As the Deputy is aware, we continue to negotiate with our colleagues at a European level about the conditions and the extent of the improvements that might be made on the IMF-EU bailout deal.

The Deputy asked a question in respect of the Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron and the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. I was a party to the all-party motion in the House and I support that motion. However, I am not in control of the British Government or its files on any matter. As I stated to Deputy Martin, we will continue to raise the matter with the British Government in the interests of truth. Mr. Justice Barron and Mr. MacEntee went into this matter in considerable detail. There is an all-party motion published by the House of which we are supportive and which we will continue to raise. As late as last week, the Tánaiste met with Justice for the Forgotten, the members of which have been clear and straightforward in their views. We do not control any other Government's right to produce information or otherwise. I am keen that the truth be made known in all of these things. Last week, I commended Deputy Adams on his indication that information might be forthcoming in respect of several other incidents.

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