Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
43. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to previous Parliamentary Questions, the engagement to date with the Togolese authorities in relation to the treatment of a person (details supplied) who has been detained in Togo for four and a half years in horrific conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36125/23]
View answerI can reassure the Deputy that my Department is continuing to provide consular assistance on this case through our Consular Assistance Unit in Dublin, and the Embassy of Ireland in Abuja - given its secondary accreditation to Togo.
There has also been engagement with the Togolese authorities in relation to the humanitarian aspects of this case. I have personally written to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration of Togo on the matter.
Additionally, my Department is in close contact with the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO) which is also providing support to the citizen. As Ireland does not have diplomatic or consular representation on the ground in Togo, we are also liaising with the Embassy of France there on the case.
As the Deputy will appreciate, and as with all consular cases, it would not be appropriate to comment further on the specific details of the case.
