Dáil debates

Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions

Irish Prisoners Abroad

4:45 pm

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I was part of an all-party delegation to Egypt to visit Irish citizen, Ibrahim Halawa, who has been in prison for almost three and a half years. His message to us, which was heard loud and clear, is that he wants to go home. We conveyed that strongly to the Egyptian authorities, the Egyptian President and the various Ministers and parliamentarians we met. Considering we had the 18th adjournment of the trial last Tuesday, what actions are the Government taking to follow up on that to ensure he gets to come home?

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