IRELAND: ITER UNDER CONSIDERATION

C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 001720 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/27/2014 TAGS: TNGD TRGY TSPL ENRG PREL SUBJECT: IRELAND: ITER UNDER CONSIDERATION REF: STATE 249727 Classified By: POL/ECON CHIEF MARY DALY, FOR REASONS 1.4 (B),(D) (C) Emboff delivered reftel points on November 24 to Third Secretary Sean Murphy, EU Common Policies at the DFA. Murphy SIPDIS said reserving the six-party ITER framework remains under consideration and that the GOI's position will be determined on the ground by the Irish science minister in Brussels. (Note: Because the Irish foreign ministry is small, delegates to international meetings often have authority to determine policy without instruction from Dublin.) KENNY