HC Deb 13 February 2002 vol 380 c356W
27. Mr. Cameron

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps are being taken to combat the Real IRA; and if he will make a statement. [33159]

Jane Kennedy

There is a daily exchange of security information between the Garda and the RUC, and the security forces on both sides of the border co-operate frequently in planned and co-ordinated operations against the activities of dissident republicans. In the last year 42 dissidents have been arrested within the two jurisdictions.