The Minister for Justice has said a new extradition treaty between Ireland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the leadership of the Kinahan organised crime group is based, is ready to be ratified by the Dáil.
Jim O'Callaghan was speaking at his first official garda function where he launched a new garda recruitment campaign.
The leaders of the Kinahan organised crime group, Christy senior, Christopher junior and Daniel Kinahan are all living in Dubai.
The Director of Public Prosecutions is considering criminal charges against them following the submission of a garda investigation file.
Minister O'Callaghan said he expected that the new extradition treaty between the two countries would be done "soon, quickly and without debate" in the Dáil.
He said he would not comment on named individuals, but that he would like to see "any person involved in criminal activity in Ireland extradited back here" to face the justice system.
Senior Kinahan gang leader Sean McGovern who is wanted here for murder is currently in custody in the UAE following his arrest there three months ago.
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris could not say anything on the progress or the time scale of his return to Ireland.
More gardaí on streets
Minister O'Callaghan also said that he has told Commissioner Harris that he wants to see more gardaí on the streets.
The commissioner has rejected criticism by garda associations that gardaí are spending too much time in stations inputting details of incidents on computers.
Commissioner Harris said it was very complex, gardaí receive one million calls a year but accountability from minor to major crime was very important, "did we do the job properly, did the garda member deal with this in a thorough and professional way?"
He said that ICT such as mobile technology and body worn cameras would put more gardaí on the streets.
He said that domestic violence was a real problem and that he was very concerned at its increase.
Commissioner Harris said a new procedure, a new policy document had been introduced last week and investigators now had an app on which to record incidents.
He also highlighted the dangers within familial relationships and prolific offenders who go from one partner to another committing violence.
"We want to identify those involved," he said, "and bring them before the courts".
