Does Ireland face identical problems to us?
Mr Faull: In legal terms more or less identical, yes. They are outside Schengen but interested in the development of all these other policies as well. Ireland in recent years has become a country of immigration reversing many decades, indeed centuries, of its history. Q524 Lord Corbett of Castle Vale: Mr Faull, you mentioned you have done an impact assessment which includes some comments on subsidiarity. Is that published? Mr Faull: Yes. Q525 Lord Corbett of Castle Vale: Do you see adverse consequences from the UK decision at this stage not to sign up either for the EU as a whole or for the UK? Mr Faull: For the EU as a whole first of all, yes, even though it is terribly complicated and I am not sure how many people outside our borders, perhaps outside this room, really understand the legal niceties. It undermines a little bit our presentation to the rest of the world of a coherent, joint policy to combat illegal immigration. It could lead to difficulties in operational co-operation be
