Dominic Hannigan (Labour)

I join other Senators in expressing my delight that we can expect the return of Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairéad Maguire this evening. She is not the only winner of the Nobel Peace Prize to have been held in captivity. Aung San Suu Kyi entered her 5,000th day in captivity last Sunday. United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, who will be in the House later, expressed his dissatisfaction about the case and called for Aung San Suu Kyi's release during a visit to Burma at the weekend. The Oireachtas must ensure the Minister for Foreign Affairs exerts pressure at the highest levels of the Burmese Government to release Aung San Suu Kyi as soon as possible.