Ms Éimear Fisher:

There would be two answers to that question. First the Hague Convention would apply. On the protection of children in the context of criminal offences, sharing of information would always be done. In the case of the prevention of crime, if there was even a suggestion that a child might be abducted, even before the child was actually abducted, where it was in the interest of the prevention of crime, there would be a sharing of information. If the child is actually abducted, the police would share information but the Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000 would also be a safety net.