Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 January 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Killing of Mr. Michael Dwyer in Bolivia: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Seán CroweSeán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Ms Dwyer and Ms Heaney to the committee and I extend my deepest sympathies on them on the death of Michael. I also commend Ms Dwyer and her family and Ms Heaney on the tireless work they have carried out on behalf of Michael.

My knowledge of the case is limited. It seems to me that Ms Dwyer's son was summarily executed and we must carry out some actions on behalf of the Dwyer family. I am very sympathetic to the proposals that have been put forward. We must examine them as a committee and see how we can act on the recommendations. When will Ms Dwyer hear from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights whether the case is admissible?

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