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

Photo of Helen McEnteeHelen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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If somebody is transiting through but has been identified and stopped at the border, there is the new screening process, which would apply to Schengen. For example, if the person landed in Paris, he or she would be checked and put on the system, so France would be designated as the first country.