An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed)
Dail Éireann — 2022-09-14
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I appreciate the Deputy's consistent raising of the situation in the public domain. It is a very difficult and tragic situation when a child is forcibly removed from its mother in that context. I do not know the full background of the case in its entirety. Normally, we would not perhaps discuss it in a public arena but the Deputy has to raise it and I appreciate that. Normally, our consular officials work with families overseas who have challenging issues and difficulties and so on and represent them. We have a degree of oversight in that manner. Of course, the Hague convention is in place and legal issues would have to be navigated to see if we can get a resolution to this issue.

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Sitting date: 2022-09-14