Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to state for the record, if I may, that I made contact with the most senior US diplomat in the US embassy to make it clear why this debate was taking place. A number of Deputies asked that we would do so and the Taoiseach said it would be done. I spent about 40 minutes on the phone today expressing the concern of this House on the issues that have been raised.

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