Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The issues in question relate to charges against unregistered agents of a foreign government and the offences arising from them. This a bilateral consular issue between the US and the Cuban authorities. The Irish Government has no formal standing on this matter, but it is of concern to us and the officials in the Department are engaged on it. I spoke to the Ambassador of Cuba last month. He did not raise the issue but I will certainly raise it with him at our next meeting.

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