Vol. 566 No. 1
646 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the role his Department has played or can play in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Cork and their access to their children now living in the United Kingdom. [11857/03]
The central authority for child abduction operates in my Department for the purposes of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children. Both of these conventions contain provisions pertaining to access and apply to children under the age of 16. In response to earlier correspondence from the person referred to by the Deputy, the central authority sought further information in order to establish what assistance it might be able to offer in the particular circumstances of this case. The central authority is ready to offer what assistance it can once it has been given that information.
