Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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1083.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department or any organisation under the aegis of her Department now use the Eurodac database for criminal checks; if so, when such use commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34311/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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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.

Eurodac is not a criminal records database however since 2015, and in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 603/2013, law enforcement agencies are permitted to compare fingerprints linked to criminal investigations with those contained on Eurodac in certain circumstances involving serious criminal offences.