Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Government has publicly committed not to harden the Border and that there will be no additional infrastructure, a hardening of policing methods or anything else. In terms of appreciating the operational status, I ask the Minister, as a member of the Government, to give a reassurance that any opt-in to the programme will not result in its resources, whether financial or otherwise, being directed towards that kind of policing along the Border. What is the position of the Minister and his Department in that regard? I will also put that question to the Garda Commissioner.