Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 March 2004
60 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his statement in Ottawa in March 2004 concerning the use of Shannon Airport by US troops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10076/04]
View answerI think that the Deputy may be referring to a report of an interview, published in The Irish Times newspaper on 19 March 2004, which I gave during the course of a visit to Canada. In this interview, I stated, in the context of the issue of the use of Shannon Airport by the US military, that the Government makes its decisions on the basis of its assessments of what, in an overall context, is in the best interests of the country. I also repeated the view of the Government that we cannot allow the fear of terrorism to dictate our arrangements with other countries.
