Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I move amendment No. 1:

In page 6, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:
“ “criminal offence” includes an offence under the law of a state other than the State that corresponds to an offence under the law of the State, where the act or omission constituting the offence under the law of the other state would, if committed in the State, constitute an offence under the law of the State;”.

The purpose of these amendments is to make it clear that the record of offences, convictions or prosecutions pending, which will be disclosed in accordance with the provisions of the Bill, will include details of convictions or prosecutions pending, arising from offences committed in another state. As I indicated on Second Stage, I will be bringing forward a separate Bill, the criminal records information system Bill, which will provide for enhanced co-operation in exchanging criminal records information with other states. The scheme of that Bill was published earlier this year. I expect to publish the Bill in final form in 2013. This will implement an EU member states agreement in regard to the exchange of criminal records data between EU states and will also provide for the exchange of criminal records information with states outside the European Union.

Amendment agreed to.