Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 52: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces provide security for the transportation of nuclear or chemical materials within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17526/05]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda Síochána has the primary responsibility for law and order. One of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of aid to the civil power, meaning in practice to assist, when requested, the Garda Síochána. I am informed by the military authorities that they have received no request for the provision of security for the transportation of nuclear or chemical materials within the State. However, if such a request were received, it would be considered in the normal manner.