Extradition Arrangements

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 November 2020

Thursday, 26 November 2020

Questions (333)

Neale Richmond

Question:

333. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the efforts that have been made to secure an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39419/20]

Written answers

Minister for Justice

As the Deputy may be aware, Ireland is a party to the European Convention on Extradition 1957. Under this Convention, Ireland will extradite its own citizens to another party country that will extradite its citizens to Ireland.

Ireland has bilateral extradition treaties with the US and Australia.

Ireland does not currently have an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates and there are no plans at this point to negotiate such a treaty.