Barry Ward (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----and the extent to which there are fairness protections built into the system. We need to build in judicial training aspects for our Judiciary. The report that we produced in our previous session in respect of the experience of victims of sexual offences in the judicial system, judicial training was an important part. Judges need to understand very clearly the impact that certain offences have in particular on victims.

There was reference to a common culture. The Minister of State will be well aware that we have a very different legal system from the rest of Europe. Ours is the only common law jurisdiction left in Europe. I am wondering how that is going to work. The Minister of State has said that there is nothing to be concerned about with this. I agree, but how do we square the circle where here we have a system which follows the precedent of other courts rather than the civil law jurisdiction of other countries? How will this work?