Seanad debates

Wednesday, 2 March 2005

10:30 am

Photo of Paschal MooneyPaschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)

I agree with Senator Ryan's remarks on insisting the US ambassador meets the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs in private. A monumental decision was taken by the US Supreme Court in recent days. The US has now embraced democracy in its fullest sense by abolishing executions of people under 18 years. As a member of the Council of Europe, I had a small but modest part in highlighting the death penalty issue. Having visited America as a member of the Council of Europe's human rights committee, I welcome this decision. I hope it will lead to the full abolition of the death penalty in the US. This is a matter, from which American politicians tend to shy away, on which Senator Ryan and I could engage the US ambassador in private or public.

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