Terry Brennan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am aware of a man who came home from abroad who was a taxi driver while living abroad. He got a licence in this country but was subsequently convicted of a crime. When he was convicted, it was discovered he had committed the same offence in another jurisdiction, namely England. He filled out the necessary application to the licensing authority in this country but did not state that he had a previous conviction in another jurisdiction. I am concerned about the checks, if any, that are carried out on people who have lived in other jurisdictions, whether in Northern Ireland, Great Britain, the United States or elsewhere, to ensure that such people have no previous convictions.