Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for being here. I will be brief as I have leave to attend another meeting. I echo and support the points made by FLAC and the Bar Council in regard to access to justice and resourcing of the Courts Service. It is an issue of which Sinn Féin is very conscious. In our pre-budget submissions in recent years we have advocated additional resources for the Courts Service to improve access to justice. Are the witnesses aware if, prior to the ECHR decision, the idea of compensation for delays was considered by the Oireachtas or the Law Reform Commission?