Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times EURODAC has been used for each of the past five years. [7140/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Eurodac database, which began operation in 2003, is used to enable the comparison of fingerprints and assist in determining the country responsible for the assessment of an asylum claim presented in one of the Member States.

Statistical data on the work of the Eurodac Central System are made public at the end of each year in accordance with the Eurodac Regulation (Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 603/2013). Information regarding the number of searches is not collated by the Member States authorities but can be found through the following website: .