Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their submissions and contributions. My questions are for Dr. Donoghue or Professor Carlsson, whoever is more appropriate.

This is probably the area that I understand least because of its technical nature. I have some very direct questions on the technology. The submission states the proposed high-throughput sequencing, HTS, coupled with single nucleotide polymorphism, SNP, analysis, allows for a greater likelihood of identification of degraded DNA. In what way does the standard short tandem repeat, STR, technology that is currently used by the Irish national DNA database prove to be less effective in identifying and investigating the DNA?