Ireland ‘taking steps’ to reduce cross-border family law judgment enforcement delays

Ireland is taking steps to reduce delays in having cross-border family law judgments recognised and enforced, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said.

Mr Flanagan was speaking after a meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Sofia, Bulgaria over the weekend.

He welcomed the progress made across a range of issues over the two-day meeting.

On family law, Mr Flanagan said: “The steps we are taking to reduce delays in having cross border family law judgments recognised and enforced will have real benefits for children and parents.

“Our population is becoming more and more mobile and we need to make sure our legal systems are equipped to work efficiently across borders in this new environment.”

Mr Flanagan also said that the meeting had “moved closer to agreeing the package of measures which will provide for a fairer, more sustainable and efficient Common European Asylum System”.

While in Sofia, the minister also met the UK’s newly-appointed Justice Minister David Gauke to discuss co-operation in justice matters.