Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 154: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will arrange for a single issue summit with the British Government to discuss collusion. [37119/06]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The issue of collusion is a constant theme in our contacts with the British government. It is continuously raised with the British by both the Taoiseach and myself, and also at official level. Given our constant engagement with the British Government on this, the question of a single issue summit does not arise.

The Taoiseach has already brought the findings of the Barron Inquiries — on which the international panel's recently published report on collusion draws to a significant degree — to the attention of the British Prime Minister. We now await the report of the McEntee investigation into the Dublin Monaghan bombings. I will also raise the international panel's report with Secretary of State Hain at an early opportunity.

The Government continues to press the British to fulfil their obligations under the European Convention of Human Rights at the Council of Europe and, of course, to establish an effective, independent investigation into the murder of Pat Finucane, as recommended by Judge Cory.