Vol. 482 No. 3
330 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a prisoner (details supplied) currently serving a sentence in the United Kingdom will be repatriated to Ireland under the recent transfer legislation. [18143/97]
I can confirm that the application in respect of the person referred to in the question is currently under active consideration in my Department and is in fact at an advanced stage. My Department are currently awaiting receipt of some additional information which will enable consideration of this application to be finalised.
It is expected that this information will be received shortly, on receipt of which, I will be in a position to make a decision in the case. I would like to assure the Deputy that both he and the applicant will be informed accordingly.
