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Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the totally unacceptable arrival today in Dublin of HMS Ocean, one of the largest warships in the British Navy, and the hosting here of this warship, which played a key role in Britain's illegal invasion of Iraq, and the presence on this island or in its ports, airports, seas and...

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is just glasses of water being brought into the Chamber. Sustenance must come first.

Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Garda Síochána did not discover it.

Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: They can do that only if they have evidence.

Landing Rights. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We do not know.

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the human rights and other criteria taken into consideration by him and by his Department when his Department is consulted by other Departments in relation to the countries of destination of certain goods; and the mechanisms in place to confirm that these criteria are met in the first instance and to monitor them to ensure they remain...

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is the Minister of State aware that Amnesty International outlined that a human rights-based approach entails more than a formal commitment to respect human rights norms and standards? It stated it requires the integration of those minimum standards into all planned policies, budgets and processes in an institution. Does the Minister of State agree that the decisions of the Department of...

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am setting the context of my question. Does the Minister accept the Apache helicopter could have been used in the collective punishment — a crime against humanity — in Palestine in recent days? At least 49 Palestinians, including 11 children, have been killed by Israeli forces. Does the Minister of State agree with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, that the bombardment of...

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We are transporting with the US a military Apache helicopter through Shannon Airport.

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Yes, it is true.

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is true. I will not withdraw my statement.

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I do remember that. However, there was a UN and a US arms embargo against Indonesia.

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State is a joke.

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State is a disgrace.

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am entitled to a supplementary. That is disgraceful. I am the only Member who was not entitled to a supplementary question.

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am entitled to ask a supplementary question like all other Members.

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State denied the facts. In February last year, an arms embargo was in place against Indonesia.

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It was not lifted by the US until March this year.

Human Rights Issues. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State is the one who is lying.

Foreign Conflicts. (29 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the Minister of State agree that the placing of Batasuna on the EU black list has involved other member state Governments, including the Irish, in an exclusionary approach? The Minister of State claims this is a matter for Spain alone. It is not because it is an EU-wide decision to put Batasuna on a blacklist. This is not helpful for the situation developing in the Basque country.