Senator David Norris:

Okay. In that case I will leave it. I am glad the Chairman reminded me of that but the Tánaiste might not erase what I said from his memory.

The United States is a great ally and so on. I have great feelings of warmth towards the United States but it is a very hybrid place, particularly in the view of what constitutes human rights. It has been disappointing to see the Obama Administration not living up to the claims that were made by it beforehand. In particular, what does the Tánaiste think about the complete suspension of the right to trial by the United States in its foreign adventures, particularly the use of drone attacks? Will any attempt be made by the European Union, Ireland or another country to indicate that the assassination of groups of people in the hopes of hitting somebody who is associated with al-Qaeda or those sort of people is not-----