Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If the Senator looks at item No. 8, it will tell him what is going to happen. It is unlikely that Ibrahim Halawa will be released before the trial. I will certainly not have this on the agenda every week, but if there are any developments we will update members on them. I will try to keep in contact with the Department and the Minister on a weekly basis in relation to this matter. It is certainly at the top of the Minister's agenda. I thank the members for their genuine concern for this case. It will not be on the agenda every week, as I have said, but if there is anything to report we will give the committee an update on it. I thank the officials from the Department and the Minister for the very comprehensive update on this case that they have provided to the members of the joint committee.