Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

I move amendment No. 9:

In page 13, between lines 42 and 43, to insert the following new subsection:

"(2) The disciplinary regulations for the time being in force applying to members of the Garda Síochána shall apply to service abroad by a member under section 3 of the Garda Síochána Act 1989 as amended by subsection (1).".

Having dealt with the Minister of State on the Garda Síochána (Police Co-Operation) Bill – which provides for co-operation between the Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland and which has a similar provision – my party considers that a similar provision would be appropriate in this legislation. I raised this matter on Second Stage. There are references to criminal liability, civil liability and the status of the member of the Garda Síochána concerned in section 10. If, however, a member of the Garda Síochána was involved in some activity that required disciplinary measures, what would happen in such a situation should be explicitly outlined in the Bill. I would interested to hear the Minister of State's comments.