Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
No, you cannot unless you are part of Schengen. An open border and common travel area with the UK prevents us from it because of the Schengen need for it to be able to manage borders and obviously, we have an open border.
It precludes us for that reason. Due to the common travel area, we cannot opt into anything that is Schengen-related.
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