Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 112: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position pertaining to the ongoing incarceration of a person (details supplied); and the Government's views on this ongoing situation. [25270/06]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a case where a person (details supplied) has been detained without charge and without disclosure of evidence which would back up its alleged security reasons for their detention; if he has raised this practice of administrative detention with the Israeli authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25385/06]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 151 together.

I refer the Deputy to my replies of 30 May and 14 June 2006 to Questions on this matter.

I remain concerned about this case, which has been raised with the Israeli authorities by our Embassy in Tel Aviv. The Embassy is continuing to monitor the situation closely, in cooperation with the Embassies of other EU Member States.

The person concerned was arrested on 23 May 2005, and on 16 June 2005 the Israeli authorities ordered his administrative detention for six months. This order was renewed for a further six months in November, but reduced to four months on review in December 2005. On 20 March 2006, the detention was renewed until 20 July. An appeal against the renewal was turned down on 10 May.

The Government, and our EU partners, have serious concerns about the practice of administrative detention in Israel and the Occupied Territories. We are working to ensure that they are addressed in the EU's continuing political dialogue with Israel. Most recently, our concerns about administrative detention were raised at the meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council which took place in Luxembourg on 13 June. In direct contacts with Israel, and in cooperation with its EU partners, the Government continues to raise its concerns about the human rights implications of Israeli security policies and the need to ensure full compliance with international law.