James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I can certainly say as a former member of the Leinster Bar and the south-eastern circuit that judges travelling outside of Dublin is an important part of our Courts Service. It links our population with what the courts do and they are not simply something up in Dublin. The vast majority of judges traditionally have welcomed the opportunity to travel. Obviously the arrangement of the courts sittings are a matter for the Courts Service and not a matter for the Department of Justice directly. It is something that has to be maintained.