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The Regulations will apply to all inbound flights to Ireland from outside the EU and to all passengers on those flights. Implementation of the Regulations will require airlines to:
Provide data on passengers in advance of flights arriving in Ireland. The information to be provided is contained on the machine readable zone of passports
Transmit the data captured to the Irish Immigration authorities after the completion of a flight’s check-in.
Providing the Immigration authorities with passenger information in advance of a flight arriving in Ireland will facilitate checks against watchlists to identify persons of interest before passengers arrive at border control. This will be to the benefit of both the State and genuine passengers by:
Assisting in the prevention of crime and immigration abuses
Facilitating the smooth passage of legitimate travellers and
Allowing for improved and more effective management of the State’s borders.
Signing the Regulations, Minster Shatter noted that, "The collection and analysis of passenger information provided for by these Regulations signifies a significant development in the protection of our borders. Illegal immigration is a flagrant abuse of our immigration system which cannot be tolerated. This measure will greatly assist in identifying and combating immigration abuses, as well as giving advance warning to border control of other persons of interest who may have committed criminal, revenue, social welfare or other such offences."
