Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I represent many tens of thousands of people who work in Dublin Airport, which is one of the most vital engines of the Irish economy. Any breach or lapse of security at the airport has to an issue of the utmost seriousness for the Government. Dublin Airport is vital to our national economy. If we become seen as a soft touch in terms of abuse, it will be very damaging to us at a time when we are facing the uncertainties of Brexit and the new Trump Administration. This is about people-smuggling.

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