Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge, as the Tánaiste said, the good relationship between the PSNI and the Garda, and between the relevant Departments. While the British Government has made positive statements that there will be no return to a hard Border, the UK's desire to limit immigration may certainly create difficulties in that regard. If the UK wishes to prevent immigration to the UK through the Republic, there is a very real possibility that it would need to introduce passport control on Border routes. If EU nationals no longer have the same free-movement rights in both countries, the land Border between the Republic and Northern Ireland could become a weak point in the UK's ability to control EU immigration. How confident is the Tánaiste that the British Government is genuinely committed to the common travel area? To what extent is it a priority for it?

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