Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Another area at which the group might look is people being denied access to stay in the country. I know of one instance where someone who was gay was sent back to one of the countries about which we were talking and in which people might serve up to 14 years if caught with a partner. They are practical things at which we as a State can look. Most people would be horrified at the idea of someone being sent back to that environment but, as a State, that is what we are doing. We need to look at what we are doing before we look at anywhere else. Certainly, huge changes are needed throughout the world. This State holds itself up as a model but there is a lot more we can do.