Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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641. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of a person (details supplied). [7367/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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It is a central priority for me as Minister that our immigration system works effectively and that our laws are robust and enforced in this area.

The establishment of a person’s identity and nationality is an important feature of our immigration process in general. The Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to discuss the specific circumstances of any individual case.

When it comes to international protection applicants, each person that enters the process is fingerprinted and photographed. These fingerprints are checked against EURODAC, an EU database which stores the fingerprints of asylum applicants and those who have crossed borders illegally.

In addition to checks specifically on those applying for international protection, each and every person arriving at a port of entry in the state is subject to Schengen Information System (SIS) check. Under this system Ireland sends and receives SIS II information (termed ‘Alerts’) on persons and objects; for example persons wanted for criminal purposes, missing persons and objects which have been stolen or are wanted as evidence for a judicial purpose.

Criminal convictions are considered when processing an international protection application, as part of this, character and conduct checks are carried out before applicants can be granted any permission to remain in the State. An Garda Síochána notifies the Department of matters which may be relevant to its considerations.