Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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The presence of our witnesses has reminded us of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights in which specific mention is made of the right to practise religion, as well as of the European Union's fundamental rights. It seems to me that the message of our witnesses is that these rights and principles need to be reinforced in our work and in terms of our relationship with the two organisations.

While I do not want to put Senator O'Reilly on the spot, I mentioned his name earlier as being a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. I am sure the Council of Europe would be interested in the submission we have received from Mr. Turner and his friends. Unfortunately, Senator O'Reilly was in the Seanad earlier, but he might like to make a brief comment.