The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD, has announced
the appointment of Chris Enright as the new Director General of Forensic
Science Ireland (FSI).
Speaking today in Dublin, Minister Flanagan said: "I am delighted to
announce that Chris Enright will be joining Forensic Science Ireland in
early 2018 as its new Director General. The role that FSI plays in the
investigation and prosecution of crime is an absolutely vital one.
Chris is taking over at a time when we are beginning to see the benefits of
renewed investment following the financial crisis. We have already
recruited 15 additional scientists and analsyts to work in FSI over the
past 2 years. Most importantly, work has begun on a state-of-the-art new
laboratory for FSI, which I know everyone will acknowledge has been badly
needed for a number of years. The coming together of FSI and the Garda
Technical Bureau in this new custom-built facility gives effect to a major
recommendation of the Garda Inspectorate as part of the ongoing programme
of Garda reform."
The Minister pointed out that the new laboratory would ensure that FSI had
the space and facilities it needed to carry out the range of forensic work,
and that it would provide a bespoke home for the DNA database, which is
playing an ever-increasing role in the investigation of crime.
Closing his remarks, the Minister said: "I want to take this opportunity to
again thank Chris's predecessor Sheila Willis, following her retirement
earlier this year, for her decades of service, and to wish Chris every
success in this new role."