Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is an absolutely astounding statement from a man with a legal background. The amendment reads: "Data may not be transferred to another jurisdiction for the purposes of it being used against an individual who has already stood trial and been acquitted in this jurisdiction." Is Senator Bradford saying he does not trust the Irish judicial system and that where someone stands trial and is acquitted, he or she is not held to be innocent of the charges laid against him or her? We are seeking to ensure the latter will not be the case. The inference the Senator is making to the effect that we are opening the door for terrorists is completely misleading. Unfortunately, policing authorities and judiciaries in many other jurisdictions have misused information with which they have been provided. This has led in many instances to wrongful prosecutions which were subsequently overturned. It is absolutely wrong to infer we are trying to open the floodgates. We are seeking to ensure that if a person is acquitted of a crime in this jurisdiction, the decision of our Judiciary will be respected. We are also seeking to ensure the relevant data transferred to another jurisdiction would be bona fide in nature and would not clash with any findings made by the Judiciary in this jurisdiction.