Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

The Minister's answer is disappointing. It is heavily loaded in favour of the money with very little adherence to the concerns raised about human rights and the systematic discrimination experienced by women in particular and the Shia minority, and the stifling of peaceful protest by the regime. Clearly the Saudi regime benefits enormously from its export and import relationship with Ireland, it is not paying us the money for nothing; the product we send over is good so we should use any links we have to highlight the disgraceful nature of the system there. I am not getting any impression from the Tánaiste's remarks that is happening but the money seems to be a lot more important than any human rights abuses.

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