Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Business of Joint Committee

10:00 am

Photo of Mark DalyMark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Arising from the minutes I wish to raise the case of Ibrahim Halawa. I acknowledge the note on the matter, which I will not discuss now, and I thank the Chairman for his continuing efforts on his behalf.

Once again the court case has been delayed until August 2015. I have written to the committee asking that we should consider sending out a delegation to visit Ibrahim Halawa and also that we should consider taking the opportunity to discuss the situation with his lawyers and members of the Egyptian Government. In light of the fact that he is now on hunger strike, the situation -----

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