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

No. Once we opt in, we are opting in to the measure. We would be speaking about something much more significant for us to pull out of measures or potentially to pull out of the EU. We are opting in. We have passed legislation which means we are legally bound. If changes are to take place, we would negotiate and work through those changes with our colleagues. With regard to the UK, it is a two-way flow. There are people who arrive here who are looking to get to the UK. They travel northwards. That is why North-South co-operation is required.