Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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738. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the systems in place with the UK to replace the European arrest warrant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1815/21]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware the European Arrest Warrant is an internal EU instrument used exclusively among Member States and subject to the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU and as such it ceased to apply between the EU and the UK at the end of the transition period.

I can inform the Deputy that the agreement reached on the future relationship between the EU and the UK as set out in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom includes agreement on surrender which is set out in Part 3, Title VII of that agreement. The arrangements agreed will enable the swift surrender of persons sought in relation to criminal proceedings between the EU Member States and the UK and will avoid lengthy extradition procedures by providing for streamlined procedures, strict deadlines, robust safeguards, procedural rights and judicial control.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has recently made an order under the European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Act 2012 in order to facilitate the operation of this process.