Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The term “a lot to be desired” is somewhat of an understatement. Did the Government raise the exploitation of migrant workers, as well as the treatment of women and other minority communities in Saudi Arabia, on the recent trade mission there? If so, what was the response it received? Many people felt the Government was reluctant to talk directly about these issues. The death penalty is regularly used in Saudi Arabia. Did the Government raise this directly with the Saudi authorities? I accept trade is important but human rights have no borders.

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