It is before the House to permit Ireland to opt into an EU proposal for a Council decision authorising member states to sign, in the interest of the European Union, the third additional protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. The third additional protocol is not a protocol of an EU legal instrument; it is an international agreement under the auspices of the Council of Europe.
The article emphasises Ireland's commitment to strengthen the ability of states to respond effectively to crime by improving and supplementing the mutual assistance procedures set out in the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, as well as the first three protocols. Ireland supports the third additional protocol and views it as an invaluable instrument for strengthening mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 1,613 words from 6 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Garret Ahearn and Paul Daly; Níl, Senators Nicole Ryan and Joanne Collins.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: | Carried | 31–13 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 15–30 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 13–32 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 14–31 |
| Question put: | Carried | 29–13 |
| Question put: | Carried | 30–16 |
| Question put: "That section 16 stand part of the Bill." | Carried | 31–16 |
| Question put: "That section 17 stand part of the Bill." | Carried | 31–18 |
| Question put: | Carried | 31–16 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 17–31 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 17–31 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 16–31 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 16–31 |
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