Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 April 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office

9:00 am

Mr. Pádraig Dalton:

No, there are issues with recorded crime statistics in a number of countries throughout Europe. It is a recognised issue. It can be quite difficult to get the necessary information on the recorded crime statistics from what is a system that is designed for administrative purposes rather than for statistical purposes. We are not necessarily an outlier. It is definitely an issue in the UK as well, as far as I am aware.