Michael McCarthy (Labour)

I support the Senators who raised the issue of the Nigerian student and the manner in which he was deported. I will quote a comment he made to The Irish Times on 21 March 2005 when he was contacted in Lagos:

I had nowhere to go. When I was walking around I ran into some gangsters, who thought I had money on me. I was attacked and molested. My clothes were torn, I was starving and I had no medication for the injuries I had sustained.

This is appalling. That an Irish Minister is responsible for deporting this 18 year old is unforgivable and I will join the protest outside this House on 23 March to add my support to those campaigning for him.