Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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622. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of his consultation with persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [6122/16]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has been providing consular assistance to the family at the centre of this tragic consular case through our Embassy in New Delhi, the Honorary Consul in Mumbai and the Consular Assistance Unit in Dublin, and we are in ongoing direct contact with the family.

My Department assisted in obtaining the additional toxicological report in the case recently, and this was forwarded to the family. My Department has not received any official notification that the police have formally closed the case but the Department had understood that the post mortem report was the only evidence the police were awaiting in their investigation.

Let me assure the Deputy that my Department will continue to offer all appropriate consular assistance to the family and continue to keep them updated on developments while also remaining engaged with the relevant Indian authorities on this matter.