Seanad debates
Tuesday, 20 May 2003
Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Committee Stage.
As the Senator will be aware, precise costing exercises take time and protracted discussion on the subject between competent authorities would only serve to delay the establishment of a joint investigation team. The primary benefit of a joint investigation team is speed and efficiency. Why introduce provisions which allow team members to bypass existing mutual assistance procedures if we are going to delay the establishment of the team while engaged in discussions on arithmetic with the other competent authorities involved?
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