Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Lords committee said a treaty should be agreed between the UK and Ireland to protect trade The power to grant or deny freedom of movement to EU nationals in Northern Ireland should be devolved to Stormont following Brexit, peers have urged.
The House of Lords EU Committee said the power would be contained in a treaty between the UK and Ireland, subject to approval from Brussels.
The peers stressed that trade between the countries must be safeguarded.
Irish and UK citizens should continue to have freedom of movement in the two countries, they also said.
The UK plans to trigger the EU exit procedure – Article 50 – by 31 March.
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