Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The Minister spoke about the extensive powers of social welfare officers. We have heard reports of inter-agency operations and are familiar with checkpoints involving gardaí and Customs and Excise agents alongside social welfare inspectors who are there to determine whether individuals are claiming social welfare payments. Given that such inter-agency groups are operating successfully, why do they have insufficient powers to work at airports?

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