98.— Where a member of the Garda Síochána is authorised by the relevant authority in a designated state to be present at the execution of a request—

(a) the member shall not disclose, in breach of judicial confidentiality or the rights of the person affected by the execution of the request, information resulting from his or her presence, except to any other member, and

(b) any such information may not be admitted as evidence in any proceedings until a decision on transmission of the documents relating to execution has acquired the force of res judicata in the designated state.