284 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a deportation that took place on 15 December 2010 in which significant violations of the rights and dignities of the Nigerian passengers have been reported, including that they were kept on the plane for two hours before it departed and not allowed to use the toilet during this time, forcing children to urinate into bottles and that when the plane departed passengers were required to keep the door open when using the toilet, including menstruating women and that they were held in an airport lounge in Greece for 14 hours and offered nothing but crisps during that time although deportees from other countries were offered food and drink; if he will order an immediate independent inquiry into the events and suspend deportations until this inquiry is completed and the matters satisfactorily resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2108/11]

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284 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a deportation that took place on 15 December 2010 in which significant violations of the rights and dignities of the Nigerian passengers have been reported, including that they were kept on the plane for two hours before it departed and not allowed to use the toilet during this time, forcing children to urinate into bottles and that when the plane departed passengers were required to keep the door open when using the toilet, including menstruating women and that they were held in an airport lounge in Greece for 14 hours and offered nothing but crisps during that time although deportees from other countries were offered food and drink; if he will order an immediate independent inquiry into the events and suspend deportations until this inquiry is completed and the matters satisfactorily resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2108/11]

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1. 18 January 2011

   Deportation Procedures

   284 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a deportation that took place on 15 December 2010 in which significant violations of the rights and dignities of the Nigerian passengers have been reported, including that they were kept on the plane for two hours before it departed and not allowed to use the toilet during this time, forcing children to urinate into bottles and that when the plane departed passengers were required to keep the door open when using the toilet, including menstruating women and that they were held in an airport lounge in Greece for 14 hours and offered nothing but crisps during that time although deportees from other countries were offered food and drink; if he will order an immediate independent inquiry into the events and suspend deportations until this inquiry is completed and the matters satisfactorily resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2108/11]

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