Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is about money at the end of the day. The board is not presiding over court cases. The board is managing a business, in effect, on behalf of the State. Does the board have adequate expertise for that? There are 14 people with legal expertise. They would probably best say how a court case should go in terms of interpretation of evidence. However, in terms of managing the business of the Courts Service, is that appropriate?