Seanad debates

Thursday, 30 January 2003

Immigration Bill, 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed).

 

Currently I would have to introduce primary legislation if I wanted to designate any new port in the State as one where non-nationals may land in the State. Clearly this is not an efficient way to do business. For example, if the owners of Greenore port in County Louth were to establish a new ferry service the day after tomorrow, then to be consistent with the present situation the matter is solely capable of being dealt with by primary legislation. I would have to bring an amending Bill to the House if I wanted to designate Greenore as a place where persons coming into the State had to make an application to land in the State. That would clearly be impractical. What would happen if the Houses of the Oireachtas were not in session?

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