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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 2 May 1972

Vol. 260 No. 9

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft.

12.

asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether Ireland has signed The Hague Convention for the suppression of unlawful seizure of aircraft; if not, why; and if he will list the states which have so far signed the convention.

The question of Ireland's accession to the convention is under active consideration.

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I will circulate with the Official Report a list of those countries who have signed, ratified or acceded to the convention, as notified to the Government to date.

Following is the list:

The Conventión on Acts of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft: list of Signatures, ratifications and accessions notified to the Government up to 27 April, 1972.

Signatures (*indicates ratification)

Afghanistan

Argentina

Barbados

Belgium

*Brazil

*Bulgaria

Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

Khmer Republic

Canada

China

Colombia

*Costa Rica

Czechoslovak

Denmark

El Salvador

Ethiopia

France

*Gabon

Federal Republic of Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guatemala

*Hungary

Indonesia

*Iran

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

*Japan

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Mexico

Netherlands

Panama

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Rwanda

South Africa

*Sweden

*Switzerland

Thailand

Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey

Ukrainian Soviet Republic

*Union of Soviet Socialists Republics

*United Kingdom

*USA

Venezuela

Yugoslavia

Austria

Australia

Chad

Chile

Dahomey

*Ecuador

Equatorial Guinea

Fiji

*Finland

India

Iraq

*Jordan

Kuwait

Laos

Lesotho

Liechtenstein

New Zealand

*Niger

*Norway

Pakistan

Paraguay

Romania

Senegal

Singapore

Spain

Accessions

Mali

Could the Minister tell the House whether the convention is now in force? Have the necessary ten nations subscribed to it to bring it into operation?

Seventy-five nations have signed and 19 nations have ratified.

Having regard to the large number which appear to regard it as satisfactory, could the Minister for Foreign Affairs give us an assurance that we will expedite our consideration of it and append Ireland's name to it without further delay?

The decision is to do so. Legislation is required. It is intended by the Department concerned to introduce legislation making it possible to accede to other conventions, such as the Tokyo Convention and the Montreal Convention as well.

What Department is concerned?

The Department of Transport and Power.

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