de Valera, EamonThursday, 9 November 1944 |
Dáil Éireann Debate
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Treatment of “War Criminals”.
Certain representations were made and a reply was sent. I am not at present in a position to give further information.
The Deputy should remember that the question of publicity is not a matter for our Government exclusively.
I can only say, if this matter is raised to-night, that I am not in a position at present to give further information. I cannot give it.
I cannot even say that. I do not know.
I cannot. These matters of public relations are matters of very grave importance and not matters to be bandied about in the market place.
I say definitely that it is not right that question of this sort, matters which are sometimes of extreme delicacy, should be discussed. There is a special organ set up by this Parliament to do that, a...
We have already tried to get the Deputy in question to hold his hand until the appropriate time. He has not thought well of doing so.
So long as there is a Government here, it must be assumed that it is being responsibly dealt with. If we are going to put the Government into commission, that is quite a different matter. The Governm...
Would the Deputy remember that there is a world war on and that there are matters which other countries have to attend to apart from questions of this sort? We do not want to be unduly pestering and ...
I would be prepared to consider that on suitable occasions, but I do not regard myself as being put in any extreme difficulty by the Deputy's question. We are put here in a responsible position to ca...
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - International Affairs.
I propose to take questions 2 and 3 together. It is an obvious and well-recognised principle that when a Minister of the Government of one State is invited to address a group of citizens within the te...
The point was that the question of Dr. Masaryk's coming to this country was understood and it was known that he was to speak on a certain occasion. A group which issued another invitation to him took...
I do not think so.
Yes.
I would be glad that the country should know a little bit more about the conduct of this group.
The fact was that Dr. Masaryk, being a man of experience, knew what would be proper in a case like this. When coming into a neutral State as the representative of a belligerent State, he knew what wo...
There was not.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Notification of War Deaths.
I have no knowledge of the terms in which such notifications are sent.
I will not deal with a hypothetical question. If the Deputy has a copy of any such communication and gives it to me, I will know at least what the terms are. If they are as suggested by the Deputy, ...
I am not asked to express any opinion and I do not propose to express any.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Irish Minister to France.
There was no undue delay. Communications with our Minister to France were interrupted for some weeks before and after Marshal Pétain's Government had ceased to function. Moreover, it was impossible ...
The Deputy must remember that certain matters take time from the first step until the end and that when you are going to issue a Press notice you must see that everything has been finished, that is, i...
It was accurate.
It was accurate in its terms.
Committee on Finance. - Adjournment Debate—International Affairs.
Does the Deputy now propose to bring in other matters? If the Deputy wants to raise a question on each one of these, let him do it as a separate question. Do not try to side-track this business.
This question deals with a very specific case.
I wonder what time I am to get to reply.
This question was raised in relation to the visit of Dr. Masaryk. There are quite a number of details in connection with these others and if the Deputy wants to raise anything about any one of these—...
I was informed to-day that the Government's attitude towards the address to be delivered to this Irish Institute was to be raised. Deputy McGilligan takes very good care to bring in a number of points...
The fact is—and the Deputy knows it and he was not fit to be in charge of the Department of External Affairs if he did not know it —that one must inform the Government of the country concerned. So mu...
There are many things for which references can be given, but not about decent conduct.
There is no one who would deny it except the Deputy and others like him.
If there is time, I will read the Swiss Decree which puts the position in a very clear way as far as that country is concerned. I am talking about the well-recognised principle of public conduct. No...
Well, how was it got? It was supposed to be a private meeting.
This supplied account of the proceedings——
——having reported the speeches criticising the Government's decision, went on to say that the meeting was largely attended by the Diplomatic Corps, thereby, no doubt, intending to convey that the fore...
By decree of the Federal Council in Switzerland on November 3rd, 1936, organisers of public or private meetings at which foreigners are to speak are obliged to obtain the formal permission of the Depa...
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