Dáil debates

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed)

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

2:00 pm

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I asked my question earlier, but the Taoiseach ran out of time. In light of Amnesty International's damning report which explicitly states that European governments are colluding with slavery, torture, systematic abuse and physical and sexual violence against 20,000 Libyan immigrants, will the Taoiseach look into this matter? Does he think he might visit Libya and see the horrific detention centres and the treatment of the desperate people who are being enslaved and abused on an ongoing and systematic basis?

Donald Trump has now explicitly endorsed something that flouts international law. Is there any crime he can commit against international law that will finally provoke the Taoiseach to move beyond stating that our friendship with the United States goes beyond any single US President? Mr. Trump has flouted international law and declared war on the people of Palestine, inflaming conflict across the Middle East. Will the Taoiseach express anything more than concern about Mr. Trump's behaviour?

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