124 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, in view of his forthcoming visit to China, if he will raise a number of issues of human rights abuses, in particular that of Ms Fang Yang, whose passport was confiscated twice and who cannot return to Ireland to finish her studies in Dún Laoghaire as she is under police surveillance in China; if he will urge the Chinese Government to end the persecution of Falun Gong which has been ongoing for more than 12 years and which has included the torturing, organ harvesting and killing of Falun Gong worshippers; if he intends to urge the Chinese Government to bring those responsible for such persecution to justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13932/12]

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124 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, in view of his forthcoming visit to China, if he will raise a number of issues of human rights abuses, in particular that of Ms Fang Yang, whose passport was confiscated twice and who cannot return to Ireland to finish her studies in Dún Laoghaire as she is under police surveillance in China; if he will urge the Chinese Government to end the persecution of Falun Gong which has been ongoing for more than 12 years and which has included the torturing, organ harvesting and killing of Falun Gong worshippers; if he intends to urge the Chinese Government to bring those responsible for such persecution to justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13932/12]

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