Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 7:

In page 5, subsection (1)(a), line 25, after "Europol" to insert "on a case by case basis".

This amendment seeks to copperfasten the sovereignty of the police service and the defence of our human rights standards in the State. Rather than saying we will respond to requests from Europol, we should say responses will be authorised "on a case by case basis" and limited to what is necessary. We should ensure appropriate safeguards and accountability mechanisms are in place before we respond in this way. We should protect and enshrine our own standards, the sovereignty of our police service and policing practices.