Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

If after a Munster game in Biarritz there was too much celebration and, as a result, a person was wanted in accord with the system in France, it would be normal for that person to come before the examining magistrate. The presumption will apply under the amendment. The person who is wanted could go to the High Court and say that the French want him because they want to bring him before an examining magistrate. The French will not charge a person until he has been before the examining magistrate and, therefore, they could have not decided to charge him although they want him to appear in accordance with their normal system. Where does that leave the law? Will the High Court decide if the warrant should be executed or are we leaving an area of doubt in our efforts to bridge the gap between the two systems?

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