95.— (1) The national unit designated under the F164[Europol Act 2012] is deemed to be the specialised service within the Garda Síochána referred to in Article 2(1) of the 2005 Council Decision and has the functions assigned under that Article to such a service.

(2) The Minister may, in accordance with Article 2(2) of the 2005 Council Decision, designate an authority or authorities as the Eurojust national correspondent for terrorism matters, and any authority so designated has the functions assigned under that Article to such a correspondent.

F165[(3) The Minister may, in accordance with Article 20 of the 2018 Regulation, designate an authority or authorities as the Eurojust national correspondent or correspondents and, subject to subsection (4), any authority so designated has the functions assigned under that Regulation to such a correspondent.

(4) Where the Minister designates more than one authority as a Eurojust national correspondent pursuant to subsection (3), the Minister may specify the matter or matters for which each national correspondent being designated shall have responsibility.

(5) Where the Minister designates more than one authority as a Eurojust national correspondent pursuant to subsection (2) or (3), the Minister shall nominate one such correspondent to act as the correspondent with responsibility for the functioning of the Eurojust national coordination system in the State in accordance with Article 20(5) of the 2018 Regulation.]