International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-18
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Colm Brophy (FG), Dublin South-West

It is important to recognise there is ongoing co-operation in terms of the management of the common travel area. It is extensive co-operation, as I said in my initial reply. That is at official, political and operational level between An Garda Síochána and the police services of the United Kingdom. All of that is effectively ongoing and continues to be strengthened and deepened in terms of how we actually deal with managing that common travel area.
We want to have a common travel area. Every Government of every persuasion has wanted to have a common travel area with the United Kingdom. It is important it is managed effectively. What we are doing with the International Protection Bill is putting in place structures that will serve us in the best interests of the overall management of how we handle this as an issue for our country, decided by us in this Parliament.

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