Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent)
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I welcome our guests. I have been impressed by their answers. There are no winners in the family courts. Whether it is the mother, the father or the children, somebody loses out. I am no expert on family law. The facilities in family law courts are ridiculous. A child could walk in the door of the court with one parent and, a couple of hours later, leave with the other parent. To me, there are no winners. My main concerns are the heavy caseload of judges and whether judges make the right decisions. Not a week passes without a mother or a father coming to my constituency office and stating that a certain judge usually sides with women or men or does not have sufficient expertise to hear the case. What is our guests' impression of family law judges? Certain judges may know more about particular topics. In general, are judges making the right decisions?