Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy is correct. There are two Bills. The first one is the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill, which completed Committee Stage in the Dáil on 21 January. That is one of the Bills to which the Deputy refers. That Bill will enact certain of these necessary measures. The remaining requirements will be dealt with in the Bill I referred to earlier, the prevention of corruption amendment Bill, which is at an advanced stage of preparation and will be published in the middle of the next session. I understand both of those Bills are required to ratify the convention.

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