Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 December 2025
269. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts her Department is making to raise the issue with the Russian authorities of the incarceration of an Irish citizen (details supplied), in a pre-trial detention facility in Chelyabinsk, Russia, for over two months without charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71028/25]
View answerWhile my department does not have an automatic entitlement to provide consular assistance to the person referred to by the Deputy, I can confirm that officials in my Department, including in the relevant Irish mission, are aware of this case and are providing consular assistance to this individual who holds dual Irish and Russian citizenship
As with all consular cases, a dedicated consular officer has been assigned to the family of the Irish citizen who has been detained and they remain in contact. The consular officer has provided support and advice to the citizen and their family in accordance with the Department’s Consular Assistance Charter.
I wish to assure the Deputy that officials in my Department will continue to provide all appropriate consular assistance to the citizen.
