asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport 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 wartime emergency preparations. In my area of responsibility, such preparations, including the accumulation of necessary stores, are geared towards the preservation of essential transport and ancillary services in war-time, having regard to the planning guidelines laid down by the Department of Defence, which include the assumption that Irish neutrality will be maintained.