Written answers
Thursday, 26 November 2020
Department of Justice and Equality
Extradition Arrangements
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts that have been made to secure an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39419/20]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, Ireland is a party to the European Convention on Extradition 1957. Under this Convention, Ireland will extradite its own citizens to another party country that will extradite its citizens to Ireland.
Ireland has bilateral extradition treaties with the US and Australia.
Ireland does not currently have an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates and there are no plans at this point to negotiate such a treaty.
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