Republic of Ireland: Travel Requirements
(asked on 18th October 2022) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the requirements of the proposed EU Entry/Exit System (EES) which will be placed on (1) UK citizens, (2) Irish citizens, (3) EU citizens who are not Irish, and (4) non-EU citizens who wish to travel from Northern Ireland to the Irish Republic.
Answered by
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The European Commission is developing the European Entry/Exit System (EES), an automated IT system for registering all third country nationals, including UK citizens, each time they travel to and from the Schengen Area. As the Republic of Ireland is not part of the Schengen Area, EES will not apply to travel between the UK and the Republic of Ireland.