Action contravened our right to travel

AS EU citizens we all have a right to move freely within the 27 member states. This right is enshrined in article 45 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — “Every citizen of the union has the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the member states.”

The work-to-rule undertaken by the CPSU in the Passport Office prevents many Irish people travelling to and from the other EU countries and is, as a result, a most serious contravention of our fundamental rights.