Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

An Irish diplomat dared to speak up, and we saw the corruption of the United Nations entity. She spoke up about the fact that people were engaging with China by giving it the names of dissidents who would be at particular meetings and places, thereby endangering those people and their families, and lost her job because she blew the whistle in an international forum that is supposed to be dedicated to the protection of human rights. We are in a very bad place.

I want to compliment the representative of The Irish Times, who I see in the Gallery, because that newspaper stands alone in giving coverage to the worries and objections that are being expressed about what is happening with China and what the Chinese government is doing. In general terms, it is very hard to get institutions in Ireland to take an interest in what is going on.My time is up, but I want to conclude by asking the Minister of State a question. When he came to the House to debate that motion last year, he did not object and it was passed unanimously.