Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 October 2014
112. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests, on an annual basis, that have been received here for extraditions under a European arrest warrant; the number of persons that have been detained; and the number extradited. [37505/14]
View answerSection 6(6) of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 provides that the Central Authority for the European arrest warrant (EAW) shall prepare an annual report to the Oireachtas on the operation of Part 2 of the Act in the preceding year. Part 2 relates to EAWs received in the State and EAWs issued by the State. The annual report in respect of 2013 was laid before the Oireachtas on 10 April 2014. The report provides comprehensive statistics in respect of the operation of the Act since 1 January 2004.
In so far as the information sought by the Deputy is concerned, the position, in respect of 2013, is as follows:
- 223 EAWs were received from Member States by the Central Authority in 2013,
- 99 arrests were made in this jurisdiction in 2013 pursuant to EAWs received and endorsed in 2013, and
- 157 EAWs resulted in the surrender of persons to other Member States in 2013.
