Mr. Brendan Ryan:

There is no problem with sending it to the committee. It has gone to the Minister for approval. I do not know when she will approve it so I do not know what the time line is for her to approve it. It is due at this stage but we have no problem sending on the draft plan to the committee. It has gone from the Courts Service so we will do that.

The High Court has a very old IT system. It is a legacy system which predates the establishment of the Courts Service, unlike the Circuit Court and District Court system, which is a very modern civil courts management system. It is part of our agenda to upgrade the High Court system but it is a funding and staffing issue. Providing the details sought by the Deputy would require us go through every file. We just do not have the resources, but we intend to update our IT system for the High Court when funds become available.