Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 February 2014
49. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will arrange for Irish embassy officials to visit an Irish person (details supplied) who is currently being held in a UK prison. [5815/14]
View answerI wish to inform the Deputy that our Embassy in London has become aware of the individual named by him in recent days. The Head of Consular Services at the Embassy has written to the individual and offered consular assistance as appropriate, which may include a visit, if so requested. The individual has also been provided with the contact details of the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas, which has an office in the UK, and which offers support, which may include a visit if requested, to Irish citizens in prison abroad. The Deputy may wish to note that neither the individual, nor his family, have been in direct contact with the Consular Assistance Unit of my Department.
