Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 March 2022
234. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department and the national driver licence service share driving licence information with the European Car and Driving Licence Information System; and if his Department and the National Driver Licence Service made a submission on the text of a new law known as Prüm II. [12272/22]
View answerThe European system to which the Deputy refers is called EUCARIS, and the National Vehicle and Driver File is indeed connected to this system.
The EU Prüm Decisions are policy measures covering the sharing of DNA, fingerprint and vehicle registration data for the purposes of law enforcement. The legislation governing the sharing of data on vehicle registration comes within my remit.
EU proposals for further legislation in this area, currently under discussion at EU level, relate to sharing other kinds of information not within the remit of my Department such as facial images, and to the role of Europol, as well as involving some purely technical matters to do with the IT systems used. These are matters within the remit of my colleague the Minister for Justice, and my Department has no involvement in Prüm II, nor have we made any submissions in relation to such.
Questions Nos. 235 to 238, inclusive, answered orally.
