Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Senator Garvey's chairmanship of the committee on climate was so impressive that people have demanded that she be brought back to the next assembly to chair a committee. Senator Clifford-Lee's chairmanship of a committee got a similar warm welcome. It is wonderful to travel with colleagues and to see Ireland, a tiny little country, held in such high esteem. I want to compliment the officials on the work that was done there. Nothing was left to chance. Everything was well prepared, we knew where we were going, we knew what we were doing. I spent three days on cybersecurity and the reaction we got was amazing. The downside of where we were was Bahrain itself. There are 1,400 political prisoners of whom 60 are in a yard refusing to go back to their cells because of a lack of healthcare. Perhaps we could have a debate on human rights in Bahrain and Iran.