Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would like to make it clear that the Irish Government is opposed to the extraterritorial application of the US legislation in question. We have asserted this on numerous occasions and we will continue to do so. We have already raised the current issues directly with the US. A decision by the US Congress to lift the embargo would of course be welcomed by Ireland. While we do not envisage that we will intervene directly in the debate, we have made our position clear in bilateral contacts with the US Government and we will continue to do so.

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