Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Courts and Courthouses: Discussion

Photo of Pa DalyPa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

From reading the opening statement, I noted that 57% of the court venues seem to have been closed in the past 21 years. The witnesses accept that courthouses bring extra business to town centres and the average jury panel, which sits for a week or perhaps more, would be in the region of approximately 200 people.

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