THE collapse of extradition proceedings against Mr Anthony Dunkan, who was sought by British police last month, is still being investigated, the House was told.

The Minister for Justice, Mrs Owen, said she was informed by the Garda authorities that the warrant produced in court was not the original warrant and that was the reason for the collapse.

A review of the steps taken so far failed to establish the reason why the original warrant was not available to the court. "I am not satisfied with the delay in establishing the full facts and I have requested the Garda authorities to conclude their inquiries within a matter of days," Mrs Owen said.

She said that in the majority of cases current extradition arrangements worked well, but procedural or legal difficulties sometimes caused problems.