Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)

Question 5: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent expulsion of UNICEF officials from Sri Lanka for seeking to highlight the detention of civilians and treatment of children, among others, during the conflict in the country; if he supports the call for an international investigation into human rights abuses; his views on same; and the steps the international community is taking in order to help restore peace. [31856/09]

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