Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I echo some of the concerns raised by Deputy Daly. The Minister said that it has no implications for Ireland but I do not agree with that because, obviously, it is proposed to share Irish data with this organisation. Regardless of whether this process will apply to Irish citizens, the data is Irish. I would have similar concerns about privacy. Our party has no objection in principle to the sharing of data but it should be data that Ireland decides to share in and of itself and free of compunction from European agencies. Ireland should share data, as appropriate, but this organisation and proposal are potentially disproportionate.

The Minister's response to questions raised by Deputy O'Callaghan relating to Brexit was unclear and I would be quite nervous about that because if Britain decided not to proceed, it would mean that British nationals would presumably have to apply through the ETIAS system to travel to Ireland. Could this be clarified? There is cause for caution if it is unclear what Britain is doing about this regulation.