30 Mr. E. Byrne asked the asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to his reply to Parliamentary Question 59 of 2 March 1995, whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that negotiations between Bhutan and Nepal regarding southern Bhutanese refugees have broken down; whether his attention has been further drawn to the concerns of Amnesty International in relation to the refugees; whether his attention has further been drawn to the concerns regarding the human rights situation within Bhutan following enactment of the National Security Act, 1992; in view of the breakdown of talks, the action, if any, the Irish Government will take, through the European Union, the United Nations or unilaterally to ensure that the Bhutanese Government encourages and accepts repatriation and guarantees the safety of its people who left Bhutan and fled to refugee camps in Nepal due to Government actions under the Security Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [

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30 Mr. E. Byrne asked the asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to his reply to Parliamentary Question 59 of 2 March 1995, whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that negotiations between Bhutan and Nepal regarding southern Bhutanese refugees have broken down; whether his attention has been further drawn to the concerns of Amnesty International in relation to the refugees; whether his attention has further been drawn to the concerns regarding the human rights situation within Bhutan following enactment of the National Security Act, 1992; in view of the breakdown of talks, the action, if any, the Irish Government will take, through the European Union, the United Nations or unilaterally to ensure that the Bhutanese Government encourages and accepts repatriation and guarantees the safety of its people who left Bhutan and fled to refugee camps in Nepal due to Government actions under the Security Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [

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