Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the assistance being provided to a person (details supplied) by his Department regarding a complex case. [22094/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that I am aware of the case and that my Department is providing consular assistance and support on the matter.

Though the relevant Embassy of Ireland is precluded from interfering in the judicial processes of another country, or from getting involved in private legal disputes, we have been active in providing whatever assistance possible and guiding the affected individual towards possible avenues of resolution .

I appreciate the anguish and upset that has been caused by the separation of family members, and that this has been a very difficult time for those concerned. We will continue to engage and support, in the hope that a way forward may be found in the coming period. As with all consular cases, the Department does not comment on the specific details of any individual case.