Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 25 Apr 1995

Vol. 451 No. 8

Written Answers. - Prisoner Transfer.

Brian Cowen

Question:

195 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Justice the steps, if any, she intends to take to facilitate the transfer to Ireland of a prisoner (details supplied) who is serving his sentence in the United States of America; the general rules applying to such transfers; the proposals, if any, she has to help facilitate this aspect of the peace process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7302/95]

Minister for Justice (Mrs. Owen)

The repatriation of Irish persons serving prison sentences abroad will be facilitated when Ireland ratifies the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (to which the United States is a party). The Transfer of Sentenced Persons Bill, 1995, which will enable Ireland to ratify the Convention, is now before the Dáil.