Anne Ferris (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 641: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the obligations to the Council of Europe on the way he intends to execute the findings of the ABC [i]v.[/i] Ireland judgement the actions he will take; if an action plan on this issue will be submitted to the Council of Europe by the 16 June 2011 deadline; when the expert group, that is due under the programme for Government to examine this issue, will be established; the persons that will serve on this expert group; the timeframe for when recommendations to him will fall due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15042/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Ireland is committed to submitting its Action Plan by 16 June as expected. The Department is in the process of carrying out the preliminary work to facilitate the establishment of an Expert Group. This Expert Group will examine the judgement with a view to making recommendations to Government on how this matter should be properly addressed; however, the details of this Group have not been finalised.