2262. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether passport control checks at ports of entry automatically identify individuals who are subject to Irish entry bans, exclusion orders, deportation orders or other immigration restrictions; the systems used to facilitate such checks; the number of alerts generated in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60778/26]

2504. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason biometric data of migrants is currently not shared with authorities in Britain' and his plans to address this. [62804/26]

2526. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mechanisms in place at the State's borders to detect and prevent the re-entry of persons subject to an exclusion order or re-entry ban; and the number of attempted or actual re-entries by such persons that have been detected to date. [63166/26]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 2262, 2504 and 2526 together.

The Border Management Unit (BMU) is responsible for frontline immigration functions at Dublin Airport. Other airports and ports of entry are the responsibility of An Garda Síochána.

Immigration officers are responsible for carrying out border management functions in order to protect the integrity of the State's immigration system and ensure compliance with immigration law.

For security reasons and to protect the integrity of the immigration system, neither I nor my Department can comment on specific operational procedures of the BMU or the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). However, I can assure the Deputy that all persons arriving at ports of entry are examined, and their travel documentation verified, using a range of border management and security systems. This includes checks against relevant national and international databases to assist in confirming identity, detecting fraudulent documentation, and identifying people who may be the subject of immigration, law enforcement, or security alerts.

In relation to the sharing of biometric data with the UK, I can advise the Deputy that, at the UK-Ireland Summit in March, it was agreed that further steps would be taken to ensure that the CTA remains secure by working together to expand immigration data-sharing arrangements, particularly to prevent abuse of CTA free movement by those not entitled to its benefits.