asked the Taoiseach whether the Government believed that the abolition of Partition was the responsibility of the British Government; whether this view still holds; and, if not, when the change took place.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Abolition of Partition.
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The responsibility for ending the Partition of Ireland rests on everybody who can make a contribution to it, including the British Government.
I have on many occasions, however, expressed my own personal conviction that the primary aim must be to eliminate the barriers of suspicion and animosity which have divided the Irish people in the past so that unity can be founded on tolerance and goodwill. This is a task which has to be done in Ireland and by Irishmen.