Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)

2:00 pm

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It will be this year. It is a question of months. We all want to see this in action, but procedures need to be put in place, for example, for the courts accounting system and the criminal case tracking system. Computer and accounting systems need to be put in place. We did not have these systems in place previously because we did not have this more sophisticated approach to dealing with fines, but they are now essential. I assure the Deputy that it is a priority to ensure all of this is in place, and this should happen over the next couple of months, once the Courts Service gets the work done.

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