PQ 90
90. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on trading with a country that has received international criticism regarding its treatment of women and minorities in view of the findings of the UN Comtrade database, which found that Ireland's exports to Saudi Arabia in 2016 amounted to over €800 million; the details of Ireland's relationship with Saudi Arabia, particularly in terms of UN bodies; if Ireland played a role in the recent election of Saudi Arabia to the UN Commission on the Status of Women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25610/17]
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90. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on trading with a country that has received international criticism regarding its treatment of women and minorities in view of the findings of the UN Comtrade database, which found that Ireland's exports to Saudi Arabia in 2016 amounted to over €800 million; the details of Ireland's relationship with Saudi Arabia, particularly in terms of UN bodies; if Ireland played a role in the recent election of Saudi Arabia to the UN Commission on the Status of Women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25610/17]
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