Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am delighted to be able to contribute to the debate. I realise time is short but, as a constituency TD, I want to make a simple statement. At 17 years of age we all believe we are adults and that we are strong, but we are still young people at the start of our lives. Something as horrendous as having one's liberty taken at 17 years of age and being kept in prison with no indication of when it will end must be one of the most terrifying experiences a person can endure.

I am very pleased to see the House so united on this issue, and my message is simple. It is what the family has asked for and what every Member here wants. It is that Ibrahim should be let go home to his family, his country and the people who want to see him return here, and that this should be done now. I commend the Minister, the Taoiseach and the Government on all the efforts they put in, but we must achieve the goal and make sure that they let Ibrahim go.

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