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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 8 Jun 1972

Vol. 261 No. 7

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Threatening Letters.

93.

asked the Minister for Justice if he will make a statement rregarding the reported receipt and investigation by his Department of threatening letters allegedly purporting to come from the Vanguard Movement; the number of letters received; and if it is intended to make any representations regarding these letters.

The newspaper report on which the first part of the question is based is, in all material respects, untrue and without foundation.

My Department does not carry out, and has no facilities for carrying out, any investigations of the kind in question. Any such investigation that might be called for would be a matter for the Garda Síochána and would be dealt with by them and not by my Department.

The Minister says that the report was incorrect but he does not say it was completely incorrect.

What I said was:

The newspaper report on which the first part of the question is based is, in all material respects, untrue and without foundation.

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