There will be increased fines for airlines and ferry operators that someone to enter the State without proper documentation.
The fines have not been increased since the Immigration Act was first signed in 2003.Ms McEntee said airlines and ferry operators play “an essential role in protecting and upholding our borders”.
She said there has already been a “30% to 40% reduction” in people coming to Irish airports with false documents or destroying their documents on arrival in the past two years due to tighter security.
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