asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department have any proposals to repair bridges on the Border with Northern Ireland which were damaged as a result of actions by the British security forces and in respect of which a claim has been made to the British Government.
Written Answers. - Border Bridge Repairs.
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Mr. Coughlan
The repair and reopening of cross-Border bridges requires the agreement of the British authorities who closed them for security reasons. In contacts with the British authorities, I and my Department have frequently expressed the Government's concern over closures which cause hardship and inconvenience to local residents in the Border area. I can well understand the frustration felt by local residents with the delay in the reopening of these bridges and I will continue to press the British authorities in the matter.