Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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It means that one has information and wants to find out whether there is a match for this. There is a computerised programme that allows one to find out whether information is held in Europol and if one gets the match, one then apply for the additional information. One cannot simply access the data and do some sort of trawl which involves accessing information about a range of individuals who are entitled to their privacy and who are not connected with the matter under investigation.