Mr. Brendan Ryan:

I was involved in the project in the 2000s and when we built it, we designed it for the future. At that stage we were using approximately 16 courts on a daily basis. Today, all 22 courts are in use. Obviously, the new Court of Appeal has been located within the building and it uses two courtrooms. Business has increased in the building, while the number of judges has increased significantly since we took over the building in 2009. The number of court sitting days throughout the country has increased by approximately 10%. It is a very busy building. On most days at least 20 or 21 courts are in operation and on some all 22.