§ Q16. Mr. Gowasked the Prime Minister whether he has had any recent discussions with the Prime Minister of the Irish Republic about strengthening security arrangements at the border between the Republic and Ulster.
§ Mr. Edward ShortI have been asked to reply.
Security co-operation and the border area were among the matters discussed during Mr. Cosgrave's visit to London on 1st November 1974. They have also been the subject of several subsequent exchanges between London and Dublin at both ministerial and official level.