Results 8,281-8,300 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the circumstances surrounding the transporting of a handcuffed US marine through Shannon Airport without the necessary permission being obtained by the US from the Irish authorities; the subsequent discussions he has had with the US authorities regarding this incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25496/06]
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: The Minister of State claims this is distinct from extraordinary rendition but does this incident not confirm that the Government does not have a clue what is going on in Shannon Airport but must wait for a cleaner to board an aircraft? The authorities at Shannon Airport did not contact the Government but contacted the US Embassy. The Government is completely out of the loop. Is it not the...
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: The Department of Foreign Affairs was not contacted first.
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: No but neither was the Department.
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: That is what was reported.
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: He told him what for.
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: On a point of order, I asked the Minister of State a few questions but he is not answering them. What are the protocols?
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: Will there be inspections and what are the protocols?
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: The Minister of State is changing now.
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: That is fine.
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: The Minister of State is going back on the previous commitments. The Minister for Foreign Affairs gave a commitment in the aftermath of the incident in question that inspections would be carried out. The Government is going back on this. What are theââ
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: The Minister of State has not answered the question.
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: The Minister of State has not.
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: No, the Minister of State is completelyââ
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: ââand utterly avoiding the question.
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: The Minister of State should answer my questions.
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: Can the Minister of State give us the protocols which are in place?
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: There is none.
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: Why did they contact the embassy? Why did they not contact the Garda?
- Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)
John Gormley: That is the question. Why was the Garda not contacted? Why was the embassy contacted? That is what I want to know.