David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----that I can think of. They have been spread between different countries that have refused to give them human or civil rights. They are not allowed, in many places, to speak their own language. The people who will be taken over by this move will also not be speaking Kurdish but will be taught in Arabic. We in Ireland ought to understand the meaning of the deprivation of language. They are a wonderful people. The women, children and other civilians, however, are being mowed down and bombed into filth by the Turkish army assault. It is tragic that in all of this mess, the one person to come out with an advantage is Mr. Putin, who is another stinker. We have handed Mr. Putin a triumph on a plate, which is a pity. I ask the Leader to arrange that a strong protest be made by this House and Government to the Turkish ambassador to let him know our views. It is not much but it is something we can do to show solidarity with the unfortunate Kurdish people.