Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

There was a newspaper article that was at odds with the response we got. This piece of work was about a homicide review. At present, the Central Statistics Office, CSO, figures for crime statistics are produced under reservation. Policing plans are constructed based on a range of different things, including crime statistics. However, if those statistics are under reservation that is a problem because there is a reliability issue. It is far from ideal. I believe we have to refer back to the Policing Authority and ask it for a comment on this and how it stacks up with the response we got.