Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will give an update on his position on ending the blockade of Cuba by the U.S.A. [12840/12]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Ireland's position on the United States' trade embargo of Cuba is long standing and well known. Ireland, and other EU member states, supports an annual draft resolution at the UN General Assembly introduced by Cuba rejecting the extraterritorial effects of the US embargo, most recently on 25 October 2011. We and our EU partners are not persuaded that the continued embargo on Cuba is contributing in a positive way to the democratic transition in Cuba; this position has been expressed on many occasions in contacts with the United States.