Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
233. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has responded to the legal proceedings brought by six young persons from Portugal against Ireland and 32 other countries in the European Court of Human Rights (details supplied); if he is supporting or contesting the case; if a response has not yet been filed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14535/21]
View answerThe Government has been formally notified by the European Court of Human Rights that Ireland is a party to the legal proceedings referred to. My Department is currently engaging with the Office of the Attorney General in relation to these proceedings, and the Department of Foreign Affairs is acting as agent for the Government in this regard. The Government will consider the issues raised in the proceedings, which are complex, and will provide its observations on or before the deadline determined by the Court of 27 May 2021.
