Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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It is not a question of complying, it is just that the level of our technology at present is such that we are not able to make full use of the provision. However, the Government position is very much that we should opt in and in the meantime work towards developing the possibility of having, from the law enforcement point of view, the technology developed. The UK has already opted in. There are other issues dealt with and this is just one element of this recast Eurodac regulation. As one can see in the other chapters, there are many other issues dealt with, such as the timelines for exchanging fingerprint information and so forth. There are many other reasons to opt in at this stage, which will help the process.