Results 7,581-7,600 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: There is a great deal of misinformation in respect of this case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: We have used the exact same procedure as other countries. I visited Cairo in August.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: There are no different tactics. All those questions can be put informally. I believe it is in his best interests that we do not play this out in public session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: His legal team has its own agenda. We have a role to play as a committee and I intend that we should play it. We will meet them informally.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: If the committee agrees, we will meet the team informally. We all want to act in the best interests of Ibrahim Halawa.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: We do not want this played out in public in such a way as could damage his case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: We cannot be seen to interfere.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: Senator Daly has come here on numerous occasions and called on the Taoiseach to lift the phone. Not only did the Taoiseach lift the phone, he spoke to President el-Sisi twice in respect of this matter. We have done everything at the highest level possible. We have followed the same procedures as other countries.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: I am sorry, Senator, but we have done so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: If the Senator is not happy with an informal meeting, we will have no choice but to have a vote on it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: No, the Senator should allow Deputy Eric Byrne to conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: We are hearing what his legal team has to say and I have offered to meet the team informally. Perhaps the Deputy is not up to date on this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: No, it should make no difference whether the meeting is formal or informal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: I and most people believe it is not in his best interest to play this out in public. We are all here in the interest of getting this young man out of prison. Deputy Boyd Barrett was not here at the start of this meeting so let me say that we have acted with responsibility on this issue. The question was asked why the Taoiseach does not lift the phone. Not only did the Taoiseach do that,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: We supported the application of law No. 140 last February.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: We did. The Senator is talking about we can do at the highest level.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: We supported using it. The Taoiseach met President el-Sisi.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: That is because we cannot interfere in the legal system of a country.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: We supported using law No. 140.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: They did, after the trial.