63 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice if it is intended to introduce legislation to provide for the enactment of the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons; if so, when; the difficulties, if any, in so doing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland is a signatory to the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons which provides a mechanism under which persons imprisoned in foreign countries may be transferred to their own country to serve their sentences where the countries involved are parties to the Convention.