David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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I thank Mr. Ryan for bringing that to the committee’s attention because part of its role is to oversee the Department of Justice and Equality and its Estimates. We are looking at a whole new Estimates process for the Oireachtas which it is hoped will kick in whereby committees will have far more input at an earlier stage in how moneys are allocated by the Department and the Exchequer. This is why we are anxious to engage with agencies such as the Courts Service. It does amazing work, which we have learned today. Perhaps the service has been a bit invisible up until now. That is something we need to change.