Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
13. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 790 of 26 April 2022, for an update on what actions he has taken with the Togolese government to press for the release of an Irish citizen (details supplied), who has been held in detention without trial for almost five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37223/23]
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 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, and with the Embassy of France in Togo.
Please be assured that the Department of Foreign Affairs will continue to engage actively on this 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.
