§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 9 January (WA 231) concerning human rights in the Irish Republic, what is the measurement which indicates that the republic's government have strengthened the protection of human rights to at least the equivalent level of protection in Northern Ireland. [HL1070]
§ The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn)This is a matter for the Irish Government. The noble Lord may wish to contact the Department of Foreign Affairs, Iveagh House, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 which has responsibility for the above subject.