22 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to lobby the Sri Lankan Government to lift the Prevention of Terrorism Act; if he intends to press the Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission to inform relatives when a citizen is arrested; if he will urge the Sri Lankan Government to adhere to a 2006 presidential directive by registering detainees, informing families and the human rights commission of the place of arrest and detention; and if he will urge the Government of Sri Lanka to allow the Red Cross full access to prisons where those still detained after the conflict are held. [20092/11]

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22 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to lobby the Sri Lankan Government to lift the Prevention of Terrorism Act; if he intends to press the Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission to inform relatives when a citizen is arrested; if he will urge the Sri Lankan Government to adhere to a 2006 presidential directive by registering detainees, informing families and the human rights commission of the place of arrest and detention; and if he will urge the Government of Sri Lanka to allow the Red Cross full access to prisons where those still detained after the conflict are held. [20092/11]

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