Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am glad the Tánaiste mentioned the Garda Inspectorate and its report on the recording of crime data. She will be aware that the Garda Inspectorate was quite scathing in its analysis of how crime was recorded. The latest figures show that one fifth of all crime is not properly recorded on PULSE. The Garda Inspectorate has published 11 reports in the past nine years. There were almost 600 recommendations. Most of them were accepted but many were not implemented. The question was posed to the Minister as to why the changes were not made sooner and why the 2014 report had to be so scathing. The Garda Inspectorate says it found serious failures in recording classification and reclassification of crimes. I asked if the people of Mayo can rely on the CSO figures. The Tánaiste says they are the figures as recorded, and I accept that, but the difficulty or concern people have is whether crimes are being recorded properly and thoroughly. The Tánaiste says new measures have been put in place. Are those measures effective and has the Tánaiste carried out an analysis or conducted an investigation of their effectiveness? The Garda Commissioner gave a commitment to reform how officers record crime. Has the Tánaiste spoken to her about this? What efforts has the Garda Commissioner made to do this and has she reported back to the Tánaiste on same?

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