Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I thank Mr. Shotter for his very comprehensive answers. On the Eurodac regulation, Mr. Shotter spoke about the need for it to be amended. I am not sure if I understood him correctly. He said that checks can only be made on the basis of applications, not applicants. Is there a difficulty with the database system or is this determined by the regulation? Is there a software issue that needs to be dealt with? My understanding is that initially there was a difficulty around the database but perhaps it is the case that this is determined by the regulation. I would like to be clear on that point.