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

No, there is not but we are updating measures which we are already party to. We have opted in to a number of these measures in the previous format. Again, the Dublin III regulation and the new take-back regulation here is just an updated version of it. If we were not to be a member or not to join up to that particular measure, we are still bound by the Dublin III regulation, which is less effective and which means we would not be able to apply for the take-back.

Another area is the updated Eurodac system where we are already working with our colleagues. If that system were to be updated and we were not to have access to it, then we are worse off because we do not then have the increased information, where Eurodac would be providing photographs, travel documentation and information on whether somebody has been refused or accepted in another member state, as well as security checks. This is all positive for Ireland.