Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I assure the House that the Government formally supported an application made by the legal team on behalf of Ibrahim Halawa in 2015 for his return to Ireland under Presidential Decree 140, as referred to by the Deputy. This was done by way of formal diplomatic notes and by our embassy in Cairo at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 15 February 2015, in consultation with the family and its legal representatives. The Government intends to lend its full support to a further request for release under Presidential Decree 140. We will continue to work in support of these efforts.

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