Earlier in the week, the Cabinet discussed the matter of the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, judgment in the case of Louise O’Keeffe. I understand the Tánaiste will be heading up the formulation and submission of a report to Europe in the form of a response which is incumbent on the Government. Will the Tánaiste ensure the House will have a full and detailed opportunity of buying into that report, as well as having a full debate with an opportunity for every party Member, and otherwise, to make a contribution?

The position is that the judgment of the ECHR is binding on the State. There is a procedure whereby the State is required to make a report to the Council of Europe within six months of the judgment, which will be 28 July at the latest. It is my responsibility as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to make that report. I will be doing so in consultation with the line Department, the Department of Education and Skills. The Government, obviously, will have to give fuller consideration to this substantial judgment which runs to 82 pages. We will be getting advice from the Attorney General on this. It will be getting quite an amount of consideration between now and when the report has to be made.