When I looked at this proposal initially, I though it sounded reasonable but having consulted both the office of the chief parliamentary counsel I find it is not possible to accept the amendment. The sections in question deal with two aspects of joint investigation teams: establishing a team and joining a team. Section 4 deals with the future establishment of a team by the State upon request from another state and lists the criteria that must be taken into consideration in this instance. Section 5(4), however, makes provision for joining a team which has already been established by other member states. In section 4 the Irish competent authority can agree to the establishment of a team where the investigation is to be conducted in the State. In section 5, however, the team has already been established by other member states and public interest considerations, although they may account for the State wishing to join a team, cannot be said to have been the reason for establishing the team.