The High Court will rule next month whether to extradite a Dublin man wanted in Hungary for causing the deaths of two children in a car crash outside Budapest over 10 years ago.
Ciarán Tobin (46), with an address at Offington Drive in Sutton, was sentenced in his absence to 18 months jail for negligent driving causing the deaths of Marton (5) and Petra Zotlai (2) in April 2000 outside Budapest.
Mr Tobin, who was working in Hungary for Irish Life at the time, is contesting the application for his surrender.
At the High Court this morning, Mr Justice Michael Peart said that he was not in a position to give judgment in the case.
The judge remanded Mr Tobin on continuing bail and he hoped to be in a position to rule on the matter on February 11th
Extradition proceedings brought against Mr Tobin in 2007 were dismissed after the Supreme Court found that under the relevant legislation he had not fled Hungary after the offence.
However, a new warrant seeking his surrender was issued following a change in the law two years ago.