Alan Shatter
Question:626 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications made to the High Court pursuant to the Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Order Act, 1991, in each of the years since its commencement, up to and including 31 July 1996; and the number of orders made returning children to a jurisdiction from which they were abducted; the number of orders made refusing to return a child allegedly abducted; and the number of such orders made on appeal by the Supreme Court in so far as they differ from the original High Court order. [15674/96]