111 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has conveyed to the Ambassador of the Russian Federation or otherwise communicated to the Russian Government his position on the law introduced by the Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly recently which has curtailed basic freedom of speech and expression and impinged on the liberties of gay, lesbian and transgender Russian citizens; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that convictions for spreading homosexual propaganda to minors have already taken place under the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25344/12]

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111 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has conveyed to the Ambassador of the Russian Federation or otherwise communicated to the Russian Government his position on the law introduced by the Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly recently which has curtailed basic freedom of speech and expression and impinged on the liberties of gay, lesbian and transgender Russian citizens; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that convictions for spreading homosexual propaganda to minors have already taken place under the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25344/12]

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