HC Deb 18 January 1988 vol 145 c194W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Attorney-General on how many occasions witnesses have refused to travel to the Republic of Ireland to give evidence in cases where the Criminal Law Jurisdiction Act 1976 has been employed.

The Attorney-General

Assessment of the evidence necessary to initiate proceedings in the Republic of Ireland under the 1976 Act, and of the availability of such evidence, is a matter falling within the responsibility of the Irish prosecuting authorities.