Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister's condemnation of the killing of members of the flotilla and the fact that he protested to the Israeli ambassador and sympathised with the Turkish ambassador. He stated that he had met some members of the flotilla. One of these was Mr. Ó Luain, whose passport, I am given to understand, was confiscated by the Israeli authorities. Can the Minister confirm whether this is the case? If it is, it was an outrageous act. What has happened Mr. Ó Luain's passport? Has it been returned or has the Minister made any inquiries about it?

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