Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 91: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the outcome of the Garda investigation into allegations that Irish passports were used by Israeli agents involved in the assassination of a Hamas official in Dubai; if the file has been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28354/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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In February 2010 the Dubai police confirmed that several suspects, believed to have been involved with the killing of a senior Hamas figure, had entered Dubai on the passports of a number of foreign countries, including a total of eight Irish passports. Subsequent investigations carried out by the Passport Service and by the Gardaí have confirmed that the eight Irish passports used were forgeries. The Garda investigation into the matter is ongoing and if evidence is adduced to indicate the commission of criminal offences in this jurisdiction a file will be submitted to the DPP on completion of enquiries.