Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion

10:00 am

Photo of Pat BreenPat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Please let me finish. I did not interrupt the Senator. The Department's prime concern is his release, but it is also concerned about his well-being. He is a young student in a strange prison, as the Minister outlined. You are being unfair to our officials in Cairo as well. They have visited him on a regular basis to ensure he is well looked after. It is difficult for them but they do it, and keep a close eye on the situation. At our last meeting we heard they had made approximately 32 visits to him and they have also kept the family informed. The record must be corrected in that regard.

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