Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I believe that has been agreed. I want to refer to one recommendation of Judge Smithwick, which states: "That frameworks and procedures be put in place to allow for the structured and regular exchange of intelligence between the PSNI and An Garda Síochána, which exchange should be governed by information-sharing protocols rather than ad hoc decision-making." In that regard, he commends as a model worthy of potential the specific operation that is in place between the United States and Canada along their border. I believe, building upon that, we could have Border offices out of which the two forces may be able to jointly operate. We have all heard of hot pursuit and so on, and many of us have referred to Border corridors, but an arrangement in line with that recommendation could be put in place, although, of course, that would be a matter for the Governments. I look forward to us developing our thoughts further along those lines when we come to deal with the full debate.