Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of claims made in the Irish Parliament on 22 September that the former chief of staff of the Provisional IRA was an informer for the Special Branch of the Garda in 1972; and what implications they consider these claims may have for relations with the government of Ireland.
I can confirm that the Government have held no discussions with the Irish Government on this matter. The Government have made no assessment of these claims at this time.