Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Let me clarify the matter by way of a note from the central authority to the Deputy. In cases where there is something of a similar jurisdiction in terms of the treating of convictions in both EU states, it would seem clear to me the central authority would not be exchanging that information on the basis of it having been spent in both jurisdictions and on the basis it is no longer applicable.