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A NEW DNA database system will become operational next week.
The database, which will be based in Forensic Science Ireland in the Phoenix Park, will be operational from next Friday, 20 November.
Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald described the development as “an historic step in criminal investigation in Ireland”.
Fitzgerald said it is vital that An Garda Síochána has “the most modern technology to protect the state and its citizens from crime”.
“This high quality intelligence tool will be invaluable in the fight against ‘volume crime’, such as burglary and theft, and also in the investigation of serious offences against the person.
“The database will also assist in finding and identifying missing or unknown persons. This capability should serve to provide significant assistance, reassurance and solace for the families of people in these situations.”
The launch of the new database follows the recent publication of legislation to tackle repeat home burglars and the allocations of extra resources to be devoted to confronting this issue under Operation Thor.
Repeat offenders
There were 28,830 recorded burglaries and related offences in the 12-month period ending in June 2015, representing an increase of 2,241 (+8.4%).
Comparing the 12 months ending in June 2014 and June 2015, aggravated burglary offences rose by 1.6%, while recorded not-aggravated burglary offences increased very slightly, from 25,619 to 27,890.
Garda figures show that 75% of burglaries are committed by 25% of burglars.
Fitzgerald said the new system “will help the gardaí to close the net on these serial offenders”.
“The database will be populated with unidentified DNA profiles from crime scenes – these ‘cold case’ profiles can then be matched with DNA profiles uploaded from individuals under criminal investigation, convicted criminals and former offenders, with a view to solving these crimes and securing convictions.”
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They need to be on the Luas, but for many other reasons.
More selling off state resources to buy party votes. Hmmm somethings/ some parties never change.
Come on what’s next? Free sky TV for everyone over 30!
2 years or whatever being trained at great expense to the state, and to supply Luas with free security gaurds. Thats how I see it. Rediculus idea. Try locking them up instead. Tackle the real issue. The revolving door system is the problem.
Does this mean the Luas will be extended ‘down the country’ to catch those rural criminals ?
We need a complete media ban on these horse shite promises before an Election.
If I am elected I will have all pre-election promises banned.
Vote for Leo.
Voting for Fianna Fail is like inviting a burglar back to your house the next day and handing them the keys to your car.
“Voting for Fianna Fail is like inviting a burglar back to your house the next day and handing them the keys to your car.”
Lol.
They are the biggest burglars in the history of the nation.!
Result: banks bankrupt; country bankrupt; every citizen who owned shares in the banks, virtually bankrupted.!
Cronies with a dollop of nepotism, and a side order of lies.
“Burglars on the Luas” Is she for real.. The lads breaking into houses are driving around in vans and cars in broad daylight. If FF are yapping on about more Guards on the streets why was there six or seven Guards pictured standing around laughing and joking while having a cup of tea with Richie Kavanagh down at their Ard Fheis?
They never stopped the biggest crooks and gangsters in there own party from committing serious crimes against the state(Haughey, Ahearn, Cowen), so they can go shove there false promises!
Same ould shiate from the same shower. Short memories the lot of them.
LOL let’s close the M50 !! Arrest every suspicious person on the Luss! ! I wonder about some of these elected people. Are the completely stupid.
A lot less Gardaí than I realised. I don’t think it’ll ever be above or at 15,000.
Pointless incrrasing Garda numbers to catch burglers if they get off with suspended sentences to reoffend. Better off tackling that issue first.
Or if the end up day behind a desk shifting paper
Or if they end up stuck behind a desk shifting paper
Not much point in increasing Garda numbers unless you increase prison sentences. This revolving door light jail terms means career criminals are in and out in no time. Tuff, long sentences in need to be introduced, the increse in Garda numbers is a start.
Head line should cut off at Fianna Fail wants.
Delusional shysters suffering from gravy withdrawl.
I said at the time that closing that station was folly….. ‘folly that is’ is what I said at the time.
It’s nice to have my suspicions confirmed.
Folly!
Indah, iJoan, grub Noonan, meeehal the snake, a terrorist, the 1% brigade renua, a shower of self serving independents! We have no decent choice for change, lefties are too extreme and the rest are a shower of nepotistic so and so’s. The truth sadly is if I was in power I would more than likely look after myself and my own too, sadly most of us are the same!
I don’t even know how the likes of Martin and that idiot O’dea etc can show their faces in public after what their party did to Ireland. The people who voted for them are no better than ISIS fanatics
Bloody nonsense, if your after robbing a house, you need to be caught coming from the house, not getting off the luas, dart, bus!
All the fantastic news and promises from our politicians of late, we will be a positively utopian society and the envy of Europe and the world before the year is out…. oh wait, there’s an election just around the corner, silly me…
I hear you’re moving south to the new north pole ?
Are you implying I’m Polish?
Is this a Waterford Whispers story? Top quality satire – couldn’t actually be serious I assume…
Never saw Haughey, Burke, Lawlor, Flynn,Ahern, Callelly or any of the others on the Luas so not sure what good this idea would deliver?
This Government may have broken promises but the brass necks of Fianna Fáil after leading us to economic oblivion is mind boggling!
Templemore should have been reopened faster but still shouldn’t take priority over the defence forces , both should have been evenly funded.
An Ireland for all?
Ban the Luas.
Hello
Putting Gardai on the luas in the hope of catching burglars?!. Are burglars even that stupid?
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