Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I propose that we write to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the concerns of the members who contributed today and also those of the delegation regarding the very serious issues in Turkey. We could also ask the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, if he would raise at the EU Foreign Affairs Council the particular concerns about human rights issues for journalists and others in Turkey. There will be 28 Foreign Ministers at that EU Council table, and if the Minister is agreeable to the proposal and it has not already been discussed there, it would be a very important forum for it to be discussed at.