Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
1125. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice how many people have been found to have illegally travelled to Ireland in containers or illegally stowed away on ships for each of the past ten years. [1676/24]
View answerThe State has a duty to protect its borders and following examination, ensure that all arriving passengers are entitled to enter the State. This is a fundamental exercise of State sovereignty, which is necessary to protect the security of the State and to prevent illegal immigration. The exercise of powers in this area is at all times subject to the law and to respect for individual rights.
The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department has responsibility for frontline immigration duties at Dublin Airport only. Other airports and other ports of entry are the responsibility of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB).
The information requested is currently being compiled and I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.
