Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Obviously, there is a multitude of cases. Some of them are very different and complex while others are very similar and, therefore, as Mr. Honohan has pointed out, there is an onus on the Central Bank to inform the public of their rights and obligations under the directive and other types of EU and domestic legislation. He has rightly noted that judges rely on counsel on both sides to inform him or her as to the legal position in the case that is before him or her. The judge may draw from his or her own experience in interrogating counsel. Going back to Mr. Honohan's statement about the Oireachtas informing judges, it is counsel's obligation to inform judges of the legal position that is before them? Is it Mr. Honohan's view that there is a misleading of judges, in cases that are before the courts, by counsel or advocates in certain circumstances?