Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My understanding of the last question is that it will apply.

In terms of the Dublin regulation, the situation as it currently stands is that the vast majority of cases that we see under the Dublin regulation are coming from the UK already. I do not think that will change. That is why it is important that we have these measures in place and that there is a reciprocal agreement in place. I do not think the numbers will change much because we already see that the vast majority are coming from them.

In terms of the political offence exemption, the Office of the Attorney General has advised that exceptions and restrictions to the definition of political offence have been made by statute to the extent that the term is quite narrowly defined by both Ireland and the UK.