Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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821. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions required by Government arising from case of O’Keefe v Ireland (2014) at the European Court of Human Rights; the actions taken by Government to date; the Government proposals to ensure that Ireland fully complies with the judgement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45504/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I wish to direct the Deputy to the most recent Action Plan submitted by Ireland to the Council of Europe, published on my Department's website at OKeeffe_v_Ireland_Action_Plan_30_July_2025.pdf (www.assets.gov.ie/static/documents/OKeeffe_v_Ireland_Action_Plan_30_July_2025.pdf) which provides a comprehensive overview of the measures adopted by the State to ensure that the violations of the European Convention on Human Rights identified in the 2014 European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) O’Keeffe v Ireland judgement are remedied, and to prevent new violations similar to those identified in the judgement.

Measures taken by the State to implement the ECtHR judgement include significant reforms of the legislative and administrative framework relating to child protection in schools and the implementation of an ex gratia scheme to provide compensation to individuals falling within the scope of the judgement. The Action Plan sets out in detail the measures taken in this regard.

The ECtHR judgement also requires the State to provide Action Plans to the Council of Europe regarding its implementation of the judgement. The State has filed 18 such Action Plans to date, the latest of which was filed by my Department in July, and is available at the link above.