Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I seek an update from the Minister of State on what interaction, if any, the Defence Forces have, directly or indirectly, with the Libyan authorities, specifically the Libyan coast guard.

I have asked many times what the European Union programme that provides funding to Libya to hold refugees within its borders is doing to the large number of human beings who are fleeing desperate circumstances. Not only do we have an extremely dodgy relationship with the Libyan coast guard and its operations but it appears this relationship is being deepened and intensified. I ask the Minister of State to clarify the matter.

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