§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many(a) soldiers of the regular Army, (b) members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, and (c) members of the Ulster Defence Regiment were deployed to provide security for the visit of Mr. Charles Haughey to Eglinton airport on 19 October;
(2) how many man hours were required in respect of (a) the regular Army, (b) the Ulster Defence Regiment and (c) the Royal Ulster Constabulary to provide security for the visit of Mr. Charles Haughey to Eglinton airport on 19 October;
(3) if he will publish a table in the Official Report to show the roads closed off by the security forces in the provision of security cover for the visit of Mr. Charles Haughey to Eglinton airport on 19 October, showing the periods for which each such road was closed off.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 30 October 1989]: No; it is not considered appropriate in the interests of security to give this information.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how may people live in the area covered by the security measures taken during the visit of Mr. Charles Haughey to Eglinton airport on 19 October.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if any members of the civic guards were at Eglinton airport on 19 October.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 30 October 1989]: It is not considered appropriate in the interests of security to give this information.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what restrictions were placed on the free138W movement of people in the Eglinton area due to the security measures taken during the visit of Mr. Charles Haughey to Eglinton airport on 19 October.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 30 October 1989]: There were no restrictions on the movement of people in the Eglinton area; however, some traffic disruption may have been experienced in the area as a result of the security operation which was mounted.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total cost of the security measures taken on 19 October to cover the visit of Mr. Charles Haughey to Eglinton airport, broken down as far as is possible, into costs for(a) the regular Army, (b) the Ulster Defence Regiment and (c) the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 30 October 1989]: For security reasons, it is not considered appropriate to provide this information.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what was the total cost to(a) the Government of the United Kingdom and (b) the Londonderry council in relation to the visit of Mr. Charles Haughey to Eglinton airport on 19 October;
(2) whether any council employees were given advance notice of the visit of Mr. Charles Haughey to Eglinton airport on 19 October;
(3) whether councillors known to be members of Sinn Fein were given advance notice of the visit of Mr. Charles Haughey to Eglinton airport.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 30 October 1989]: The arrangements for the event were made by the company which funded and organised it. Therefore, apart from the cost of the security operation, no other public moneys were involved.