Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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633. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons whose fingerprints were checked against EuroDac in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [33968/25]

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 at the following website: ()

Currently, the statistical information for 2024 and 2025 has not been published.