The Senator's fear seems to stem from a belief that once the legislation is in place, joint investigation teams will spring up all over the country, tie up huge amounts of resources and that the Garda Commissioner will allow the teams to run on regardless. This is not the case. Joint teams will be set up in exceptional circumstances where an offence has been committed, where there is an international dimension to that offence, where that offence has links to the State and where the offence is of such serious consequences to the State that the Garda Commissioner believes that the investigation warrants and will benefit from the establishment of a joint team.