MICHAEL McGrath has vowed to nail gangsters like Daniel Kinahan.
The Fianna Fail EU Commissioner will work to ensure thugs can be extradited from Dubai.
Mr McGrath is responsible for democracy, justice, the rule of law and consumer protection.
And he spoke out after Kinahan member Sean McGovern, 39, was extradited to Ireland on May 29 to face charges including murder.
While there isn’t a single EU-wide extradition treaty with Dubai, Ireland recently signed a bilateral agreement with the United Arab Emirates.
Speaking to The Irish Sun on Sunday from his office in Brussels, Mr McGrath said he is “very anxious” to secure a long-term deal for the bloc with the UAE.
The ex-Finance Minister added: “I’m personally determined to extend the network of agreements that we have on judicial co-operation with third countries.”
The number of extraditions to Europe from Dubai has increased in recent months.
Earlier this month, footie star Quincy Promes, 33, was booted back to the Netherlands to serve a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence for stabbing his cousin and drug smuggling.
The ex-Ajax star was arrested at his home in Dubai after a request by the Dutch police.
Mr McGrath revealed there was a “very successful visit to the UAE” in April.
This involved Eurojust, which is “focused on judicial co-operation on an international basis”.
Mr McGrath added: “So we work very, very closely to increase the network of third country agreements we have, and the UAE would be among the list of countries that I would like to improve the level of co-operation with.”
