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

It depends on where the person has been identified. If any person is in the country seeking asylum and does not have papers or a right to be here, it is a criminal offence. It is the case that people have been charged recently, having arrived at our borders or ports of entry. If somebody is apprehended or stopped by a member of An Garda Síochána in transit, the same would apply in that instance.