Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 11 October 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
European Council Rule of Law Report 2022 and Rule of Law Situation in Ireland: Engagement with Ms Vra Jourová
Ms Vra Jourov?:
I never wanted two things to be applied on judiciary systems in Europe - one was artificial intelligence and the second was simplified arithmetic. This belongs to the latter. When accounting the number of judges per head, one has to understand the system. In many member states, there are many matters that in other member states belong to the table of judges and higher judiciary officers. Suddenly, there is some kind of deformed picture and, therefore, sometimes we are comparing apples and pears. Of course, the sufficient number of highly professional and well paid judges is the goal in every country.
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