Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

EU Regulation on Eurodac: Motion

12:40 pm

Photo of Pádraig Mac LochlainnPádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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I am advised that Ireland has not implemented Prüm and, therefore, we cannot seek information from Eurodac for criminal investigations. What are the benefits for Ireland opting-in? Other countries have signed up to Prüm. Has a two-tier situation emerged?