International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-18
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Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (SF), Wicklow-Wexford

The absence of Irish unity makes what we just voted on unworkable. On the passenger name recognition, PNR, data that is used, it is already used for the common travel area by both Britain and Ireland for tracking criminality. Can that be used to get a clearer picture of who has left the State? Both countries have passenger name recognition data.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-18