Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I also met some members of the group highlighting the trial of the ten accused in Turkey. Another person has been put on trial in the meantime. That is only the tip of the iceberg regarding the clampdown on civil society and the effect on the education system in Turkey, particularly when one considers that a huge number of teachers have lost their jobs and many are in jail. Has there been progress in addressing that issue?

I thank the Minister of State for the breakdown she sent me in reply to a question I asked last week about funding going to Libya. As I said then, there are large sums going into the European Development Fund, the development co-operation budget, the trust funds, etc., but where exactly is it going thereafter? This issue has arisen in other places.

The next meeting will be on culture and education. Has the Minister of State an indication of what will be the parameters of that meeting and what might be included?

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