Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

On the question of whether people are being fooled more by the Minister or Sinn Féin, I have no problem in answering. The Minister is not exactly riding high in the credibility stakes at the moment. My question flows from our discussion during the previous Question Time with the Minister on the continued use of Shannon Airport by United States aircraft. Members of the Defence Forces were present at the airport on 24 April, 30 April and on several occasions in March. In the context of the Minister's assurance on the previous occasion that the activities of such aircraft did not breach our neutrality because they were not carrying munitions or arms, did the Irish Army patrol units that were present get any information as to what they were actually doing there?

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