Taoiseach Simon Harris has told the Dáil that the travel ban imposed by Dubai authorities on Irish flight attendant, Tori Towey, has been lifted.
Speaking in Leinster House, Harris said that he had “just been informed” that the ban had been lifted and that the Irish embassy in Dubai was ready to bring Tori home “as soon as she is ready to go”.
NEW: Taoiseach tells Dáil that the UAE's travel ban on Roscommon flight attendant Tori Towey has just been lifted, and that the Irish embassy in UAE will bring her to the airport to travel home as soon as she is ready to do so. @virginmedianews pic.twitter.com/rdqNTc8WES
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“The embassy of course will continue to follow up on the case, which is still active now, but I just wanted to inform the house and to thank the embassy for their work in relation to this,” he said.
More to follow.