Dáil debates

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

 

Official Engagements

4:00 pm

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

He made the point that there are 800 million users of the Internet and 400 million bloggers in China. He clearly recognised that the question of human rights is central to his decade of power. He was very open about the fact that China can improve its human rights record.

It is clear that the number of US military personnel who pass through Shannon Airport has declined seriously since its peak a number of years ago, when the Iraq War was at its height. I believe the number will continue to decline, not only because of the withdrawal of American troops from that region but also because of the use of longer-range transport aircraft, which have the capacity to fly to other airports. Unfortunately, one does not have to go to other countries to find instances where death can occur. We even had a potential case in our own country on the day of the referendum, when there was a bomb scare after a device was placed under a car. I do not agree with any of this, but clearly there are people who do.

Written Answers follow Adjournment.

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