Gardaí admit: We let down analysts

Senior gardaí have admitted they failed civilian analysts who raised problems about the inaccurate recording of crime statistics and were also belittled by management.

Gardaí were also unable to confirm when a review of suspicious deaths and homicide figures would be complete and conceded a deadline at the end of this month would not be met.

The Justice Committee quizzed Garda representatives yesterday on the homicide statistics debacle which recently resulted in a cessation in the publication of crime data.