Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My final question is on the family courts. The development in Dublin is very welcome. The Government confirmed yesterday that there is no constitutional bar to rolling out a family court system and it was reported in the media today. Hopefully, in the next Government term, there will be a roll-out of dedicated family courts. I am sure Mr. Ryan is concerned, as all of us are, about the fact family cases are listed along with civil cases. Mr. Ryan cannot comment on Government policy but practically, in terms of the impact on families, what is his analysis of the current experience of families in the State in our court system that have to engage in family law sittings? What is Mr. Ryan's opinion of how that operates and what needs to change?