Elsewhere - 130 people have now been confirmed dead following the Paris attacks this day last week.

Meanwhile - EU Ministers have agreed to stricter controls at the European Union's external borders after the suspected mastermind slipped into France undetected.

There are also concerns about other foreign fighters returning home from Syria and Iraq.

The Minister for Justice says her EU counterparts are determined to tighten up Passport controls.

Speaking following the gathering today Minister Frances Fitzgerald says she hopes new measures will be in place before the year is out: