Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the content of his reply. I readily acknowledge and commend the Minister on his contribution to dealing with this particular issue in the UN and the EU. I hope that perhaps as time goes on reason will prevail. I am not 100% certain about this because man's inhumanity to man has recurred many times in the past and will continue in the future. Some of the scenes we have witnessed on television over the past five to ten years have been appalling and a sad reflection on the civilised society in which we claim to live at present. I commend the Minister on the work he has done so far and I hope he will continue that work vigorously to bring about the type of focus we are speaking about.

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