Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 May 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice
9:30 am
Mr. Doncha O'Sullivan:
No. It has always been recognised that a small number of people in both directions make irregular use of the common travel area. Sometimes, the UK may take the view that there are more heading their way and sometimes we might take the view that there are more heading our way. I do not think we have a concern that a significant proportion of our applications have already been through some process in the UK.