Mary Henry (Independent)

Ireland has strict laws relating to the detention of persons who are accused of crimes but, unfortunately, this is not the case everywhere. The issue of the detention of people in Guantanamo Bay has been raised previously. It is totally in contravention of international law and people are also being held in Iraq in a similar manner. A freeman of the City of Dublin, Aung San Suu Kyi, is also being detained in Burma. Will the Leader ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs to come to the House to discuss what representations he and his Department have made regarding illegal detentions in various countries?