Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 413: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, prior to the decision to advance the funds necessary to facilitate the payment of a bond as detailed in Parliamentary Question No. 3 of 19 May 2004, he had drawn the attention of the Department of Foreign Affairs to the fact that the persons affected by this bond were participating in the exchange of know-how in terrorism and explosives for massive amounts of cash apparently to be spent on distorting democratic processes here, and if he did not draw their attention to same, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3842/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I refer the Deputy to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 2 February 2006 by the Minister for Foreign Affairs which indicated that the decision was taken exclusively on consular grounds, for which my advice is neither required nor necessary.