asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether the question of the extradition of persons accused of political offences has been discussed at any level with the British authorities since the Government took office; and, if so, the outcome of such discussions.
Written Answers. - Extradition Discussions.
278.
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Professor Dooge)
The matter of extradition has arisen in discussions between the Government and the British Government in recent months.
At their meeting on 6 November 1981, the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister noted with approval the efforts now being made under the criminal law jurisdiction legislation to ensure that those who committed crimes in one country should not be able to escape prosecution and conviction by seeking refuge in the other, and invited the British and Irish Attorneys General to consider what further improvements to that end might be possible.
Question No. 279 postponed.