Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:1234 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on his communications with the Garda national immigration bureau regarding reported incidents of racist abuse of asylum seekers by immigration officials at Dublin Airport, and reports that immigration officials have turned asylum seekers back at port of entry, thus denying them an opportunity to make their claim to convention refugee status; whether all such reported incidents have been thoroughly investigated; the measures he intends to take to ensure that all such behaviour ceases; and whether he will reconsider his previous position and grant immediate approval for an independent monitoring presence at all ports of entry. [21287/03]