Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 February 2005
205 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the names of the two Deputies currently monitored by military intelligence; and the names of the current Deputies who are the subject of military intelligence files. [3342/05]
View answerAs I have previously indicated to the House, the content of any briefings I receive from the director of intelligence must be kept confidential. As such, I am not at liberty, nor would it be appropriate for me to indicate the nature and extent of any activities which the Defence Forces might undertake in this regard, or to disclose any information I received on such issues. However, I assure the House that it would only be in cases where a person, or a group to which he or she belonged, was considered to pose a potential threat to the security interests of the State that it might be considered appropriate to monitor such activities. In this regard, I am satisfied that what military intelligence does now is the minimum necessary and no more than is necessary.
