Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)

I am mindful that Aung Sang Suu Kyi has the freedom of Dublin. As Deputy Ó Fearghaíl observed, she is a lady who is hugely respected worldwide as a Nobel peace prize winner and an inspirational person. Almost single-handedly, she has drawn international attention to the reprehensible actions of that regime. My difficulty is that while the European Union has opened up the door to Burma and has bilateral agreements with Israel, in contrast it has a common agreement arrangement whereby all trade with Cuba basically is blocked. Any international observer observing what is taking place in Cuba will note it has one of the best health systems in the world, one of the greatest education systems in the world and the highest level of literacy in the world under UNESCO-----

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