Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent ruling in the European Court of Human Rights case (details supplied) which ruled that the Spanish Government, through the so-called Parot Doctrine, has kept a large number of Basque political prisoners in detention despite the fact that they should have been released years ago; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that this is affecting 76 long-term Basque prisoners; the steps he will take to ensure Spain rectifies its actions and fulfils its legal duties as a party to the European Convention on Human Rights. [45735/13]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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I am aware of the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on 21 October in the case of Inés del Río v Spain regarding eligibility for sentence reduction. The relevant Spanish authorities will assess the full implications of the ECHR judgement and will consider the actions that are required in light of the ruling. In the circumstances, it would not be appropriate for me to become involved in the matter.