Cecilia Keaveney (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 282: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 184 of 7 July 2004 and 174 of 14 December 2004, the position in relation to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11665/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I fully appreciate that the closure of the section of Cannings Lane, off Coney Road, which lies in Northern Ireland, continues to be a matter of concern to the people of Muff, County Donegal, as it is to the Deputy.

As the Deputy is aware, my Department has raised this matter on numerous occasions with the relevant Northern Ireland authorities, and with the British Government through the British Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat. While we will continue to keep it under active review, a particular difficulty is that a satisfactory way forward on the issue between the relevant authorities and the landowner in question has not yet been found. Following the Deputy's most recent inquiry, my Department again raised the issue with the British Government, which confirmed that there have been no developments since the matter was last raised with them in December 2004.