Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

A small point is that there is a complete lack of judges. We do very poorly on international comparisons. We should be here talking about Supplementary Estimates to massively increase the number of judges. That is what we need. Ms Justice Mary Irvine was looking for 15 extra judges. Mr. Justice David Barniville, who is now President of the High Court, has echoed that. It is not just the High Court; significantly more judges are also needed in the Circuit Court and the District Court.

There is a wider issue on access to justice but I will save it for the discussion on legal aid.