Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

The initial paragraph of the Minister's response paints a picture of hope, but there is no political stability in Nepal. There is no power in Kathmandu for 16 hours a day, and no water. The population has just emerged from a two-week garbage strike and the country is in chaos, with problems of child trafficking, child slavery and refugees. Nepal is very low down on the scale and Sri Lanka is not too far from it in that regard. Unfortunately, we will not reach questions regarding the situation there. I ask the Minister to instruct the new ambassador designate to New Delhi to ask the Indian Government to use its influence on the area to try to bring some stability to Nepal.

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