Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage

9:30 am

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I strongly support the amendment with regard to the transfer of data outside the jurisdiction. We must be careful with guidelines about civil liberties. The amendment is clear in referring to an individual who has already stood trial and been acquitted in this jurisdiction. It is important to be conscious of it because some jurisdictions do not have high standards in respect of human rights and civil liberties and we should be vigilant. With regard to the broader Bill------

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