Crime statistic allegations to be debated in Dail

Fine Gael is to raise allegations regarding crime figures in the Dail today.

Gardai have launched a top-level probe into claims of irregularities regarding crime statistics in one district.

The focus of the inquiry is a Garda district, which has been officially praised for its outstanding detection rate.

Fine Gael's justice spokesman Alan Shatter said the revelations bring the entire Garda crime statistics system into question.