Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 September 2012
162. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Forensic Science Laboratory underwent any external reviews of its functions and staffing levels in recent years; if the proposed merger into the State Laboratory emerged as an option or a desired outcome from any of these reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39388/12]
View answerI wish to refer the Deputy to the following reports which were prepared during the last decade:
- The Kopp Report (Review of Resource Needs in the Forensic Science Laboratory and the Wider Scientific Context in Ireland) [http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Kopp_Review ]; and
- The Law Reform Commission's Report on the Establishment of a DNA Database [http://www.lawreform.ie/_fileupload/Reports/rDNADatabase.pdf ]
Neither of the above mentioned reports make any reference to a merger of the Forensic Science Laboratory with another body.
