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

I listened to what the Minister said about this. It is about the health and well-being of the LGBT community in Uganda. A review was going on about the funding that went missing. Will this be part of that ongoing review? Many people are saying this is a game changer, that it changes the dynamic between this country and Uganda. Is that the Government's view? The Minister said the Government is actively engaged with the Ugandan authorities but is that going to make any changes? The Red Pepper published pictures and details of Uganda's "top 200 homosexuals." Is the Government concerned about what will happen to people and about other countries following through on similar legislation?

That is always the danger with regressive legislation like this, as it is not only the impact it will have in the country in question but rather in other countries around the region.

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