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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 February 2006

Wednesday, 15 February 2006

Ceisteanna (159)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Ceist:

213 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a document (details supplied) from a meeting of the EU’s political and security committee Troika in May 2004, which was attended by Irish representatives, reporting on a meeting with the US in Brussels on 26 May 2004 available to the Houses of the Oireachtas; the persons who were the Irish representatives at this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the discussions and conclusions of the Troika meeting. [6043/06]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. D. Ahern)

The document referred to in the Deputy's question is a report of an official level EU-US meeting of 26 May 2004, which was prepared by the general secretariat of the European Union Council of Ministers for the confidential information of European Union governments. While the confidentiality of the document precludes it from being made available, I can inform the Deputy that the meeting formed part of the regular series of exchanges between the EU and the US at senior official level on a wide range of international political and security issues. Ireland was represented at the meeting by its ambassador to the political and security committee of the EU Council of Ministers. Its attendance at the meeting arose as part of its responsibilities as the holder of the Presidency of the Council from January to June 2004.