Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2015
120. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been briefed on a case (details supplied) and the trial currently under way in Glasgow in Scotland; if consular assistance has been offered to the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28221/15]
View answerThis is a repeat of my reply to Question No. 112, Ref No: 28402/15.
Officials in my Department have been in recent contact with the mother of the person named and are working in conjunction with the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO) to provide her with appropriate assistance.
In our work with prisoners abroad, the Department must respect the wishes of each individual as to whether or not they wish to be provided with consular assistance.
As a first step, a visit to this person by the ICPO will be arranged in order to establish direct contact with them and to ascertain whether or not they wish to avail of the consular assistance my Department can provide. Our Consul General in Edinburgh will also directly correspond with the citizen.
