Fitzgerald publishes annual report on European Arrest Warrants

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has published the annual report for 2015 on the operation of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003.

Ms Fitzgerald said: “Ireland received 176 European Arrest Warrants in 2015 and offences cited included murder, rape, drugs offences and assault/robbery. Ninety-one warrants received by Ireland resulted in surrender in 2015 to other Member States of the European Union. Since the Act was commenced in 2004, over 1,113 incoming warrants for surrender have been executed.

“Ireland issued 92 warrants during the year. 47 surrenders were made to Ireland in 2015, bringing the total number of surrenders made on foot of EAWs to 379 since 2004.”

The full report is available from the Department of Justice’s website.