DNA database assisted in 1,000 criminal cases during 2024

There were 61,354 DNA profiles on the Reference Index, an increase of 10.69% since 2023.

The number of crimes investigated using the DNA database increased by nearly 40% last year, Cabinet will hear on Wednesday.

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan will brief ministers on the 2024 annual report of the DNA database system oversight committee. It is expected the Fianna Fáil minister will say that there is an “increasing use of DNA in Irish criminal justice cases”. Forensic Science Ireland is exchanging data with 16 countries.