Seanad debates
Thursday, 19 December 2002
Immigration Bill, 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed).
Two points arise in this regard. First, many car ferries are now staffed by people from outside the European economic area and, therefore, questions arise about their status and right to come ashore. The second point is that it appears that we are saying everyone on board must be pre-checked. I accept what the Minister said last night, namely, that ideally each ferry company would check all of this. However, if, as he also suggested, somebody on a ship destroys his or her documents, then with whom does the responsibility lie?
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