Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 January 2016
433. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has discussed the impact of the European Court of Human Rights judgment in the O'Keeffe v. Ireland case recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2958/16]
View answerI would like to assure the Deputy that I have discussed this matter with my Cabinet colleagues. The Deputy may be aware that under the European Convention on Human Rights system, states' implementation of judgments are supervised by the Committee of Ministers. Supervision of Ireland's implementation of the O'Keeffe judgment is being done under the enhanced method of supervision which requires the State to file Action Plans with the Council of Europe. To date Ireland has filed 3 Action Plans with the Council of Europe outlining the steps being taken to implement the ECHR judgment; the next (4th) Action Plan is due to be submitted on 28 January 2016.
In terms of an ongoing dialogue, my most recent discussion with my Cabinet colleagues was earlier this month when the 4th draft action plan was discussed.
