Ms Edel McGinley:

I will comment on the impact on the work. This morning we heard that 100 gardaí will be redeployed to border control. It is unclear what that is. We are very concerned it means profiling along the Border and that there is going to be an increase in ethnic profiling in the State. When that happens it is very detrimental. It is very distressing for people who witness it and those who experience it. We do not require all Irish people to carry their passports, so how are we going to identify people on buses and trains crossing the Border? There is a real risk in relation to ethnic profiling and those comments this morning relating to it. It is also linked to the pact, in that this could be extended to in-country. How do you determine whether a person is irregularly in the State? We are concerned about the comments this morning, as well as the pact going forward.