Michael Ring
Question:174 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed the issue of the Sellafield nuclear plant with his counterparts in Britain recently; and his plans to discuss this matter. [32063/04]
View answerTuesday, 7 December 2004
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As the Deputy will be aware, my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, has primary responsibility for this matter. In so far as my Department is concerned, the embassy in London, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, participates in meetings of the Ireland-UK contact group on radioactivity at which Sellafield and related issues are discussed. I intend to have a bilateral meeting with my British counterpart, Secretary of State Jack Straw, early in the new year and expect that this issue will be on the agenda.