Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I support this amendment. It is important and should be taken on board in the legislation. Unless it is specifically requested, spent convictions should not be disclosed when another State makes a request.

In the case of amendment No. 57, I question whether an employer should even be able to ask about it in the first place, particularly an employer from outside the State.

The principle is in line with the principle of the Bill in terms of spent convictions. That should be recognised in terms of a person's rehabilitation and rights. There should be no automatic disclosure of spent convictions when requested by another state. For that reason, I support the amendment.

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