Seanad debates
Thursday, 3 July 2003
Immigration Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages.
In section 5 amendment No. 7 inserts a new section in the Bill which restates the law governing removal of persons refused leave to land and in doing so gives effect to certain of our Schengen obligations in this area. Every state that operates immigration controls at its borders has provisions for the follow-through on those controls, namely, ensuring people who have been refused leave to enter the state are removed – usually back to where they have just arrived from – as soon as possible. Without this, the controls are meaningless. There is broad acceptance that Ireland must have immigration controls. Accordingly, we need to ensure the removal process for those refused leave to land works effectively.
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