Ruth Coppinger
Ceist:455. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assistance given to a person (details supplied) who is currently detained in Egypt awaiting trial. [43926/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 8 December 2015
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Freagraí scríofa
This citizen and his family have been the recipients of comprehensive consular assistance from my Department and the individual in detention has been visited on forty-eight occasions by Embassy officials, most recently on 23 November. Numerous positive interventions have been made with the Egyptian authorities on his behalf. The Embassy has also attended all his trial hearings to date, and they will also attend the next one later in December.