Results 2,021-2,040 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: Does Mr. O'Gorman want to conclude his points on this matter, in respect of which Deputy Ó Snodaigh also posed a number of very constructive questions regarding where we should go from here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: This is not a court. I do not want this conversation to continue in this back-and-forth fashion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: I must inform Senator Daly that this is not a court of law.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: I ask Mr. O'Gorman to respond to that point and then to move on to the other questions. I will come back in on the matter afterwards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: Everyone is working together on this, as the Senator knows. The committee wants to work on it as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: And he seems to be ignoring all of them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: Senator Daly, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: Senator Daly, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: Will Mr. O'Gorman also deal with Deputy Ó Snodaigh's important remarks on this issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: I have asked Mr. O'Gorman to deal with the issues raised by Deputy Ó Snodaigh in respect of Ibrahim Halawa. I do not want to have matters overlapping.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: The Senator should respect the Chair. If he does not want to do so, that is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: Excuse me, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: That is fine and Mr. O'Gorman will answer that question later. I do not want him to be obliged to have to return to the matter of Ibrahim Halawa's case. Deputy Ó Snodaigh also referred to the case and I want Mr. O'Gorman to deal with the Deputy's questions now. The Senator should have respect for the Chair for once.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: I thank Mr. O'Gorman. For the record, I wish to state that the committee is very concerned about Ibrahim Halawa. All members are united on that score. This young man was arrested at 17 years of age and is now 19. He has been incarcerated for the intervening period and has experienced a very difficult time. Obviously, he is frustrated and wants to continue with his education. The...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: I talk to the Egyptian ambassador and to the Irish embassy in Cairo on a weekly basis about Ibrahim's case and his welfare. We can request the ambassador to come in but a court case is pending and we cannot interfere in the judicial process, as Mr. O'Gorman will be aware.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: We understand his family's frustration. Any family in a similar scenario would be concerned for their loved ones.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: I clarified this. We requested the meeting previously and the ambassador said she was restricted. The previous ambassador said he would not come in but we can invite the new ambassador again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: Will the Senator direct his comments through the Chair?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: Mr. O'Gorman does not have to answer it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Pat Breen: I will take on board the request from the Deputy and Senator Daly. Politicians are not as perfect as the Deputy thinks and it is doubtful they will refrain from asking questions about the case. This issue will remain on the agenda and I will request an appearance by the Egyptian ambassador.