Ms Angela Denning:

No. There is some very practical uses for technology that help people. I attended an Oireachtas committee meeting during Covid where victims - I think it was the National Advocacy Service - said that technology helped people. It can improve accessibility. For people with physical disabilities, it can improve their access to courts. I know we are here to talk about crime but on the civil side, we have seen increased participation of wards of court in court proceedings because they can dial in from the nursing home, hospital or wherever to participate and the judge can talk to them. We have seen increased participation and there are benefits other than just to efficiency.