Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In regard to the meeting with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, did the Tánaiste express the view that Bahrain had a sectarian society and that the society appeared to be propping up such a society? People are discriminated against and denied jobs on the basis of their religion, yet an Irish company is operating within such a society in Bahrain. What is happening is unacceptable. Does the Tánaiste agree that, unfortunately, the situation in Bahrain is getting worse? Recently, 31 dissidents, including lawyers, MPs and academics, had their citizenship revoked. At the same time, an Irish company is stuck in the middle of it and appears to be propping up the prevailing sectarian ethos in Bahrain.

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