399. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the work of the UN working group on arbitrary detention; if his attention has been drawn to the UN report by the working group on arbitrary detention relating to the Catalan political leaders in jail and the calls for their immediate release; the discussions he has had with the EU, Spanish and UK authorities to secure the release of the Catalan public representative; the legal options available to his Department in such matters; if Ireland can bring a case to the ECHR similar to that of the Hooded Men case that Ireland brought against the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34708/20]

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399. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the work of the UN working group on arbitrary detention; if his attention has been drawn to the UN report by the working group on arbitrary detention relating to the Catalan political leaders in jail and the calls for their immediate release; the discussions he has had with the EU, Spanish and UK authorities to secure the release of the Catalan public representative; the legal options available to his Department in such matters; if Ireland can bring a case to the ECHR similar to that of the Hooded Men case that Ireland brought against the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34708/20]

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