James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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It address all levels of the Courts Service and the number of judges needed at various levels throughout the country. Any appointment of a judge comes with the additional resources that are required, whether it be researchers or offices. It is not simply a case of appointing a judge and nothing else. Significant resources go with judges. The report of the judicial planning workgroup, or the McManus report, will be due very soon. It will be given to the Minister for Justice. It will address all of the working situations regarding the number of judges we need. It will be benchmarked against international standards, which will be very important.