213. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the recent election of Mr. Maithripala Sirisena in the Sri Lankan presidential election, his views on the situation in that country; if he supports the call for an international investigation into alleged war crimes, including genocide, carried out against the Tamil population at the end of the civil war in 2009; his views on the protection of the rights of Tamil-speakers and other minorities in Sri Lanka; if he will report on any meetings his Department has had with the Sri Lankan Government, or if the situation in Sri Lanka has been raised at an European Union or United Nations level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15280/15]

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213. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the recent election of Mr. Maithripala Sirisena in the Sri Lankan presidential election, his views on the situation in that country; if he supports the call for an international investigation into alleged war crimes, including genocide, carried out against the Tamil population at the end of the civil war in 2009; his views on the protection of the rights of Tamil-speakers and other minorities in Sri Lanka; if he will report on any meetings his Department has had with the Sri Lankan Government, or if the situation in Sri Lanka has been raised at an European Union or United Nations level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15280/15]

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