Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Following the Garda Inspectorate report on crime investigation, the Garda Commissioner established a strategic transformation team to oversee work to implement a broad range of recommendations. They are being implemented and that is being correlated by the work of the CSO. That is my point. Initiatives were taken to improve the statistics and it is clear from the CSO report that there are improvements. There is still work to be done. It will not happen overnight. However, we have an independent body, the CSO, monitoring the statistics and continuing to report on their reliability. I reiterate that the reliability of crime statistics is an international and complex issue. We must do all we can to ensure and enhance the integrity of crime statistics because it is an important public confidence measure. I totally accept that point.

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