In the fight against terrorist offences and other serious criminal offences and given the globalisation of criminal networks, it is imperative that designated authorities responsible for the prevention, detection or investigation of terrorist offences and other serious criminal offences (‘designated authorities’) have the necessary information to perform their tasks effectively.
Sa chomhrac i gcoinne cionta sceimhlitheoireachta agus cionta coiriúla tromchúiseacha eile, agus i bhfianaise dhomhandú na líonraí coiriúla, tá sé fíor-riachtanach an fhaisnéis is gá a bheith ag na húdaráis ainmnithe atá freagrach as cionta sceimhlitheoireachta agus cionta coiriúla tromchúiseacha eile a chosc, a bhrath nó a imscrúdú (“údaráis ainmnithe”) chun go bhféadfaidh siad a gcúraimí a dhéanamh go héifeachtach.