Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Would the Minister agree that this figure is reflective, considering that in her own contribution to this, the Minister referenced that 13,000 came into Ireland last year. If we are talking about 30,000 seeking asylum across the EU, how would that figure be realistic considering that 13,000 came into Ireland last year?

I have one final question. The Minister said that investing in technology is going to be key to ensuring that we have an efficient and fair system. I asked previously, by way of a parliamentary question, why Ireland was not signing up to the visa information system, a technological system that is across the EU and that would help identify whether somebody who presents at a port or airport had already commenced an asylum process in another country, or what stage they were at in an immigration process in another country. Does the Minister think it would be wise to reconsider whether we should sign into that visa information system?