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opening of negotiations for an agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on the transfer of passenger name record, PNR, data. This recommendation has two main aims. The first relates to the necessity of ensuring public security by means of exchanging PNR data between … window for Ireland to exercise an Article 3 opt-in under Protocol 21 annexed to the Lisbon treaty. The collection and analysis of PNR data is a widely used law enforcement tool in the EU and other countries for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences

Council decision authorising the opening of negotiations for an agreement between the EU and the Republic of Korea on the transfer of PNR data. PNR data is a widely used law enforcement tool in the EU and beyond to combat terrorism and serious crime such as human trafficking … drug-related offences. The collection and analysis of PNR data can enable the relevant authorities to detect suspicious travel patterns and identify criminals and terrorists, and their associates. Ireland is bound by the relevant EU PNR directive. Adequate data protection safeguards and respect for the fundamental rights

later this afternoon. There is considerable travel in and out of the Irish State by ferry as well as by air. Sharing the PNR data is designed to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute serious crimes and terrorist offences. It appears to be an anomaly that this does … advance passenger information from land and maritime travel operators. Can the Minister of State give an update on plans to collect PNR data from ferries travelling in and out of Ireland

that, but how we co-operate matters just as much as whether we co-operate. These motions on the conclusion and signing of PNR data-sharing agreements between the EU and South Korea are part of a wider framework that can enhance public safety. I support that objective … innocent, who will never come close to any suspicion of wrongdoing. The European Data Protection Board, EDPB, has said loud and clear that PNR data should only be used in connection with serious crime or terrorism - not for so-called ordinary offences. There must be an objective link