Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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The Minister is missing an important point from Deputy Mac Lochlainn. I also have concerns about this process. In his presentation, the Minister said the aim of the proposals is to increase accountability.

That is essentially what we are talking about in respect of the Minister going ahead and not coming back to the Dáil through the Members of the Oireachtas. I say this from a position where I would support the Europol principle, particularly in dealing with the points the Minister made about international drugs and sex trafficking. People have concerns.

My second point concerns accountability and regulation. Does this have any impact on the intelligence services of the different European countries as well or are we specifically talking about police forces?