Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 764: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of additional posts which have been created in the State forensic laboratory since the publication of the Kopp report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31419/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Professor Ingvar Kopp (former head of the Swedish Forensic Science Laboratory) was engaged by my Department to review the resource needs of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL). Professor Kopp's report was published in January 2008. On foot of its recommendations a wide-ranging and comprehensive recruitment campaign for the FSL was undertaken in 2008 and resulted in 12 new Forensic Scientists and 14 new Laboratory Analysts being recruited. In addition an Assistant Principal IT Manager was assigned to the FSL in December 2008. This represents a step-change in the capacity of the Laboratory.