Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 December 2004
56 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the recent conviction of two republicans by the Special Criminal Court, he will provide further details on the extent of IRA activity in criminal activities in Dublin Port; the action which has been taken to investigate and stem this activity; the extent to which this activity is ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32559/04]
View answerThe conviction of the persons in question raises deep concerns. I have nothing further to add to what I have already put on the public record about criminal activity at Dublin Port other than to say that the Garda authorities assure me that a high priority has been and continues to be placed on the prevention and detection of the larceny of high value products from Dublin Port. This involves the deployment of appropriate strategies involving the exploitation of all available resources in intelligence led operations. In this regard, substantial quantities of stolen goods have been recovered and persons arrested.
