Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have to correct the Commissioner on that. What is being said is that forensic examination will be done by the scientists but scene investigation will continue to be done by gardaí. The problem is gardaí do not have the expertise in serious crimes. It could be that the local garda who goes out to deal with a burglary will have to do the scene investigation, and that is then handed over. Currently, the Garda has highly expert staff who have been trained for many years and who are part of that unbroken chain. I am seriously concerned about this. The example the Commissioner gave about Europe is not being replicated here so I do not know why he mentioned it.