Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion
3:30 pm
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
The difference is that we are talking about citizens who do not have a right to free movement across borders. We have an interconnected police system and the Garda works closely with police organisations across Europe and with Europol and Interpol. When it comes to trafficking, we have significant operations and mechanisms by which we work with each other.