Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is no problem at all. I thank all the contributors for their presentations. I will make a couple of general points. I commend Deputy Howlin on bringing forward this legislation that is very apt in the present climate we find ourselves in. The Magnitsky Act was mentioned, which was first introduced in the US in December 2012. It was introduced in different jurisdictions around the globe thereafter. How does this Bill compare to that? Is there anything in the Magnitsky Act and not in this Bill that the witnesses believe would add strength to that legislation?

The CAB representative talked about co-operation and non-co-operation from offending States. How big an issue is that? If there is, as one would imagine, zero co-operation from an offending state, is that a game deadener? Is there any life thereafter, if that is the case?

On assets more generally that are held by individuals from wherever - I may be slightly off tangent but I hope the Chair will bear with me - how do we find out, or what mechanism do we use as a State to find out, what individuals from what countries hold assets within this jurisdiction?