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

Yes. If somebody is coming through France, once they have arrived there, and if they have arrived with a visa or have valid papers, then obviously not if they then come to another country and claim asylum separate from that. If, however, they are going through France and have valid permission to do so, it does not apply if they then apply here in Ireland. That is a separate question. If, however, they go through France first and do not have a valid reason for being there, they would be screened and their details would be taken, and then that would be identified as the initial country.