Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Yes, if people seek asylum. One of the basic mechanisms we use to determine, for example, under the Dublin Convention, if they have already been in another country and if the other country is it should, for example. The Chair asked earlier about the numbers returning and I can say that it is mostly UK at 67%. If one wants to determine if the request should be dealt with, or what is the appropriate country to deal with for the request, it is not unreasonable to have fingerprints and be able to check if the person has already been in another country.