Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I wish to return to the issue of whether the border procedures apply to somebody who has been in this State for some time. I would like clarity on that. I am looking at the briefing paper we got from the Library and Research Service. It states:

... on 20 December 2023 concerning the Pact, the core aim of the proposed Screening Regulation to "strengthen control of persons at external borders". It will apply to persons entering the EU territory without fulfilling the entry conditions, including: individuals who request international protection at an external border crossing point or in a transit zone; individuals who are brought ashore following a search and rescue operation at sea; individuals who are apprehended in connection with an unauthorised crossing of an external border by land, sea or air; and individuals who are apprehended within the territory of an EU Member State who eluded controls at the external borders at ... first instance.

I ask the Department of Justice whether somebody who has been in the State for some time is within the ambit of the external border procedures and the screening process that follows from that.