asked the Minister for Communications if his Department are represented on the Inter-Departmental Committee that has been established for the overseeing of preparation and implementation of plans to deal with a war-time emergency; and if, in his area of responsibility, adequate productive capacity for, and stores of, goods necessary for life in order to enable Ireland to maintain a policy of neutrality are in existence in order to provide against the possibility of an armed conflict.
Written Answers. - War-Time Emergency Plans.
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My Department are represented on the Inter-Departmental Committee on War-Time Emergency Preparation. My Department's primary concern is that the semi-State bodies under their aegis can maintain in so far as is practicable the security and integrity of the communications and broadcasting system in war-time.
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asked the Minister for the Environment if his Department are represented on the Inter-Departmental Committee that has been established for the overseeing of preparation and implementation of plans to deal with a war-time emergency; and if, in his area of responsibility, adequate productive capacity for, and stores of, goods necessary for life in order to enable Ireland to maintain a policy of neutrality are in existence in order to provide against the possibility of an armed conflict.
My Department is represented on the Inter-Departmental Committee referred to and is mindful of the need to seek to maintain essential services in emergency situations.