PQ 16
17 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands her views on the recent suggestion made by the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Mr. Meles Zenawi, that priceless religious manuscripts which found their way to Ireland after being looted by the British Army in Ethiopia in the 19th century should possibly be returned to his country; her further views on a shared arrangement in regard to these artefacts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6792/02]
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17 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands her views on the recent suggestion made by the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Mr. Meles Zenawi, that priceless religious manuscripts which found their way to Ireland after being looted by the British Army in Ethiopia in the 19th century should possibly be returned to his country; her further views on a shared arrangement in regard to these artefacts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6792/02]
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27 February 2002
Other Questions. - Library Artefacts.
17 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands her views on the recent suggestion made by the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Mr. Meles Zenawi, that priceless religious manuscripts which found their way to Ireland after being looted by the British Army in Ethiopia in the 19th century should possibly be returned to his country; her further views on a shared arrangement in regard to these artefacts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6792/02]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2002-02-27/16/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2002-02-27/pq_16
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