NO IRISH RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS

UNCLAS DUBLIN 001500 SIPDIS SIPDIS DRL/IRF DSCHNEIDER DRL/IRF SLISTON EUR/PGI JBUCKNEBERG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL EI SUBJECT: NO IRISH RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT REF: SECSTATE 220647 ¶1. Per reftel's request for comments on the International Religious Freedom Report (IRF) 2005, Post recorded no substantive reaction from the Irish government or public on the October 6 release of the IRF. ¶2. Post found the IRF drafting instructions clear and manageable and was pleased with the reporting process, and therefore has no suggestions on ways to improve the report. ¶3. Post offers only the below comments: --We greatly appreciated the professional support provided by DRL staff, with special thanks to Michael Mates. Michael was readily accessible for guidance and very responsive to all queries. --It is helpful for us in the field to know what other reports are being written about our countries on religious freedom. We would appreciate updates from you if you know of such reports by the European Union, OSCE, the UN and others. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit Dublin's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/dublin/index. cfm KENNY