Nearly 1,400 people have been refused entry to Ireland at Dublin Airport so far this year, Justice Minister Simon Harris has confirmed.
In response to a parliamentary question from Sinn Féin’s Darren O’Rourke, the Fine Gael TD confirmed the number of people who were not granted “leave to land” between January and March.
Mr Harris said that the “State has a duty to protect its borders and, following examination, ensure that all arriving passengers are entitled to enter the State".
