Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

Between North and South. That has clarified it.

Several people have tried to have the following matter clarified. What will be the position for someone travelling from Dublin to Belfast and on to Britain? Will that person need a passport? Under the proposed electronic border control system, will one be able to travel between Northern Ireland and mainland Britain without a passport? If so, the whole system is a sham. People who wish to avoid detection will travel to Northern Ireland and across to Britain and vice versa. If we are to introduce a similar system, as the Taoiseach suggests, how can we control the flow of people who may wish to travel from Britain to the Republic of Ireland through Northern Ireland? We have no control over the border system in Northern Ireland and so we are at a disadvantage. Britain can control access on to its island but Ireland does not have the capacity to do so. We have been briefed on this issue over a period of time. Surely the Taoiseach has asked that basic question.

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