Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am not sure whether I made that absolutely clear when I was speaking. These agreements will not have any impact on our policies as they are being administered at present. I think they will provide a degree of solidarity. No country can do this on its own. One of the good things about being a member of the EU is that one participates in a common policy in certain areas. I would not agree that we should have common policies on everything, but it is good to have common policy in certain areas. It is important that we have such a policy in the areas of migration and illegal immigration.