Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

He had faced trial. The trial was quashed, the verdict was overturned and he faced trial again. He was in the exact same legal position as Ibrahim Halawa. Australia's Prime Minister intervened directly with President el-Sisi and secured the release of its citizen awaiting trial. Yet we will be told that soft diplomacy works. Our citizen is in jail and has gone through 13 trials, none of which was heard. Now he faces waiting until October with no guarantee that he will get a hearing that day either. I ask the Leader as a matter of urgency to ensure that there will be a special debate today or tomorrow on this issue.