Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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They can still apply for asylum. If somebody misleads the authorities, for example, because they have false documents, they will go into the border procedure if they come through the border. It is an accelerated procedure, so they can still claim asylum and make their case, but they will just be processed in a much quicker way. It is often said to me that if someone has a false document, he or she should be locked up and sent away and that is the end of it but there are people who are desperate or who come from situations who feel it is the only way that they can get protection by using false documents.