Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 352: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the consideration given to designating the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and the European Court of Justice sitting in Luxembourg as prescribed bodies to which section 40 (7) (b) of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 apply and to ask that the aforesaid courts be so prescribed by an order of the Minister pursuant to the 2004 Act to ensure that no difficulty arises in the giving of information or evidence given in proceedings to which section 40 of the 2004 Act applies which result in a related hearing taking place in either of the aforementioned European courts. [6711/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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One designation only has been made by Order of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform under section 40(7) of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 and no other designations are in contemplation at present. However, the operation of section 40 of the Act of 2004 continues to be reviewed by my Department.