Mark Wall (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I too welcome the Minister. The Labour Party will be supporting this motion. As other speakers have said, international co-operation is essential and it is particularly essential for us on this island. We need to know what is going on around us and ensure this is no haven for criminal activity. This is a very important motion in order to reflect that. It is important to say that we will retain control of our own data. That has been said by a number of speakers, including the Minister herself, and that fact is essential for some people who may have concerns around this motion. Senator Gallagher raised a question about our nearest neighbours. With Brexit and everything else going on, I would be very interested to hear a reply to Senator Gallagher's question about how the UK will sit with this and how we will share data with the UK now that it is no longer part of the EU. That is very important given its closeness and the fact that we have shared so many commonalities over the last period of time.