Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

One amendment deals with the information that goes out of the country and the other relates to the information that comes in. Even though the points are similar, how we address them might be a little different. If we consider something to be spent here, it should be removed completely from every system that exists here. The Garda vetting bureau or the central authority should not be able to see it or be able to relay to another country that it exists. We are into a conversation on whether something is spent at all if an institution or a state can still access it. I am willing to withdraw the amendment, but we must examine the nuances. What we are going to consider spent in another country is one thing, but if we consider the conviction is spent here we must be able to ensure, for the individuals who receive a conviction that is spent, that it is well and truly spent, regardless of how another country deals with spent convictions. I look forward to teasing that out with the Minister and his officials over the coming months.