Egyptian authorities have invited the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs committee to visit Ibrahim Halawa.
The Dublin student has been imprisoned since his arrest in August of 2013 during protests in Cairo against the toppling of former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.
Committee Chairman and Fine Gael TD Pat Breen received the invitation from the Egyptian Embassy in Dublin after making a number of requests on behalf of its members.
He says he welcomes the invitation, and hopes to make the visit in the very near future:
Mr Halawa (19), from Firhouse in Dublin, is scheduled to appear in court again on August 2nd.
His trial has been repeatedly adjourned and he is charged with number of offences - including terrorism, murder and use of explosives.
The Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan says a formal request for the release of Ibrahim Halawa has been made to authorities in Egypt.
Last month, Amnesty International said evidence clearing Halawa's name had come to light.
The human rights group says eye witness accounts disprove the authorities' claims that protesters exchanged fire with security forces at the confrontation at a Cairo mosque in August 2013.
