The Senator also raised the question of the provision of information by the Garda Síochána to the Police Ombudsman in Northern Ireland. That is outside the scope of the Bill but since he raised the matter, as a matter of courtesy, I should say that whereas the exchange of information between police forces is well established in practice and principle, the other issue is being examined by my Department in the context of the new Garda Síochána legislation and, with the establishment of an ombudsman service in this State, that question will be addressed.