Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
551. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the mutual legal assistance treaties Ireland has signed or ratified that relate to the US case in which a company (details supplied) has been instructed to hand over data stored at its data centre here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34186/14]
View answerThe bilateral treaty between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters signed on 18 January 2001 has been given effect in the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008. A copy of the treaty is contained in Schedule 14 of the Act.
The question of seeking assistance in a particular case is one for the judicial and prosecutorial authorities in the country concerned. I am aware that the case referred to by the Deputy is before the courts in the United States and I do not propose to make any further comment in the matter.
