Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is, and I thank the Ceann Comhairle for leading a delegation to Cairo, going to see young Ibrahim and speaking to President el-Sisi who said that as soon as a verdict is given he will use his presidential pardon powers. He said the very same thing to me on two occasions. Our problem is there are more than 400 defendants in the case. The Minister, Deputy Flanagan, and his officials have had more engagement on this particular case and young Ibrahim Halawa than on any other Irish citizen I can think of. I cannot answer Deputy McDonnell as to the reasons the case was postponed today. We have had very intense engagement up to the highest levels and not just from myself but from the speaker of our House, the Ceann Comhairle who led an all-party delegation which met face-to-face with the President, and I thank the Ceann Comhairle for this.

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