Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister give a clear assurance on Irish citizens' rights to seek assistance from other EU member state embassies in countries where we do not have diplomatic representation and that the European External Action Service is available to citizens where Ireland does not have diplomatic representation? Will the Minister also give an assurance that this issue and the issue of the terrorist threat that exists in many places at present will be issues for major discussion at the forthcoming Foreign Affairs Council?

Could he also give us an assurance that our diplomatic service remains in constant contact with colleagues from other diplomatic services on potential threats that exist in countries where Irish citizens may be travelling as well and that it is not only in the aftermath of a terrorist attack that we collate as much information but that such should be ongoing at all times?

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