Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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437. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a case of abduction of a child (details supplied); if he considers that the State has a responsibility to ensure that the mother's right to primary care of her child is upheld in view of the fact that the flight risk was communicated to the social worker in advance of the abduction; and the actions he or State bodies are taking to ensure that this right is upheld. [6423/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on individual cases that may be or have been the subject of an application under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

The procedures for dealing with cases of international parental child abduction involving countries who are party to the Hague Convention are set out in the Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991. A network of Central Authorities have been established in contracting states to facilitate applications and the Irish Central Authority for International Child Abduction is part of my Department. I understand that the mother in question is in contact with the Irish Central Authority and that the Authority continues to keep her informed as the matter progresses in another jurisdiction.